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When "Primary" Became A Verb (2004)

Published: March 7, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

It\u2019s March 4th. This day in 2004, Pat Toomey is challenging Republican Senator Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania senate race \u2014 trying to outflank him from the right in the state\u2019s primary.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie look back at the moment where \u201cto primary someone\u201d became a political phenomenon, and talk to Nick Troiano of Unite America about why the primary system has been weaponized.

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Nick\u2019s new book is \u201cThe Primary Solution\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s out now!

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