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HE 1YC discussion on the American Presidential Primaries-turned out to be less a discussion than a fact-giving session. It was probably the more interesting for that. Robert Benchley explains the American electoral system thus: "This new country, faced with an experiment in government, worked on nothing sounder than the assumption that the average citizen knows enough to vote, The wonder is that we have got as far as we have--or have The 1YC panel told us more than Mr. Benchley because A. K. Turner acted as a kind of inspired quiz-master, opening up the right avenues for Tom Bolster and Robert Chapman. At the end we were left with a fairly sound idea of how the primaries originated, how they are now exploited and what their political effects are. Some radio discussions seem ordered with an eye to the "entertainment" value which may arise from the clash of views on father trivial topics. I always find these less satisfying than those in which informed people, by pooling information, clarify points of fact on a serious subject, and, offer a
rounded point of view to the listener, The 1YC discussion was a success because it gave us the. maximum information in the time available.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 670, 9 May 1952, Page 8
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