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The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problems     Printer-Friendly Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation, 3/13/2007 From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: African Americans No Longer Marginalized From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: A Silver Lining—Latinos Get a Vote View the press release (PDF). News reports in recent weeks have described—and often decried—the scramble among states to move the dates of their presidential primaries much earlier than in the past in order to gain greater influence in determining the nominees of both parties. In this latest issue brief from the Frontloading the Primaries series,The Century Foundation, Tova Andrea Wang takes a closer look at the central problem—the impact of radically different primary schedules on voters and the democratic process. Download the PDF document here. Edition: Online/Paper    Ordering Information: The Century Foundation

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