div class=trans-pagebuttonPage 1button div class=trans-image amp-img class=trans-thumb alt=Page 1: New primaries · 2016 10 6 · Progressives began promoting primaries—elections to choose party nominees—in the late 1800s saying party bosses were cutting backroom deals src=https:reader033fdocumentsusreader033viewer2022060602605673ae08f3ad217f44031bhtml5thumbnails1jpg width=142 height=106 layout=responsive amp-img divdivdiv class=trans-pagebuttonPage 2button div class=trans-image amp-img class=trans-thumb alt=Page 2: New primaries · 2016 10 6 · Progressives began promoting primaries—elections to choose party nominees—in the late 1800s saying party bosses were cutting backroom deals src=https:reader033fdocumentsusreader033viewer2022060602605673ae08f3ad217f44031bhtml5thumbnails2jpg width=142 height=106 layout=responsive amp-img divdiv