I think that the candidates need to be thoroughly tested under fire and a long primary season is a good way to do that. Bill Clinton in 92 is an excellent example. The campeign was long and no holds barred especially between Clinton and Jerry Brown but in the end Clinton's faults and virtues were pretty well exposed and guess what--he won.
I'd like to see them look at instant runoff voting as well. This would allow a test of the depth of a candidate's strength in the party.
This is not to dismiss the very real problems of voter fraud and media bias.
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