Word: antiboss
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...present nominating process is a prime example of reforms that have not worked. The 1968 Democratic Convention, an embarrassing spectacle dominated by Chicago's jowly Mayor Richard Daley and his helmeted riot police, inspired the party's liberals to push through a series of antiboss rules requiring a more open process. The number of delegates elected in primaries increased from 40% to 75%, and rules governing state conventions were liberalized; the "unit rule," requiring all of a state's delegates to vote the same way, was abolished, and more seats were made available for women, young people...
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