Who Gets Elected?
ASPA National Weblog
OCTOBER 13, 2016
Boss Tweed depicted by Thomas Nast in a wood engraving published in Harper’s Weekly, Oct. 21, 1871. Whether for a nation or even an organization, the nomination process is crucial in determining who gets elected. William “Boss” Tweed famously figured this out when he ran New York City from Tammany Hall in the 1860s. Tweed said that he did not need to care who got elected, as long as he controlled who got nominated.
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