Primary Madhouse
The mad rush by states to put themselves at the front of the presidential primary calendar creates compelling possibilities for the plot of a political thriller: Candidate X comes from nowhere, wins the Iowa caucuses (perhaps by finishing a surprising second or third), shocks the frontrunners in New Hampshire days later and then wraps up his/her party nomination with a sweep on Feb. 5 — only to have it discovered in June that he/she is a (take your pick) a) foreign agent, b) sexual predator or c) ideological extremist. The political system is thrown into chaos and the other party wins what should have been a closely fought election.
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