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I misunderstood the direction of your first few sentences, sorry.
The US has primaries so that the parties have less control. If it were up to the parties, Hilary would be the Democratic presidential hopeful. A lot of Democrats would disagree with that decision, so they get the opportunity to choose the best representative for them. The Democratic party isn't just some officials and party members, it's the whole of the Democratic voter base. It's everyone registered to vote Democrat in the US.
To me that makes sense. Though it'd be nice to have a labor party over here... we've basically got tories already.
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