Consider the importance of invisible primaries in US Presidential elections.
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Neema Daniel 13AXS Consider the importance of invisible primaries (10 marks) Invisible primaries are the period between the candidate declaring an intention to run for the presidency and the first contests of the primary season. This period is called ‘invisible’ because there is very little to see and it has no formal status. This event, part of the presidential election system, would never occur in the UK because the prime minister (the equivalent of the President) is selected by members of their own party rather than by ordinary voters. This process features candidates for each party ‘testing the waters’ for a position by visiting key states and through media exposure. Two party invisible primaries occur