The Return of the Smoke-Filled Room

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:34:02 GMT

Every two years, the primary season is treated like a national referendum. Turnout maps are parsed, winners and losers declared, and sweeping conclusions drawn about "where the country is headed." But this ritual is built on a myth. The people who show up to vote in primaries are a small, unrepresentative fraction of America, and the elaborate theater we build around their choices obscures a much larger and more troubling story. For most of the country, the primary isn't a preview of the real election. It is the election, and most were not invited to participate.

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