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In the Jeffersonian democracy presidential candidates would be chosen by caucuses that were held by political leaders. In a Jacksonian democracy the candidates would be chosen by conventions.
Yes, before 1912 party candidates were chosen by party leaders, but since the Republican Party split they could not agree on one candidate. Senator Albert Cummins drafted the bill for the first presidential primary.
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Candidates were chosen in a Jeffersonian Democracy out of the white, adult, male local elites, who payed property taxes and own enough land. They were randomly chosen.
The nominating conventions used to be the place where the candidates were chosen. Nowadays primary elections often have the candidate chosen before the convention is held. However, if the primaries ended without any one candidates having a majority of the delegates in his camp, the convention would make the choice.
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Sure, and in fact they often do. They wouldn't do so near the general election, because by then most of the time each party has its candidates already chosen, and there's not really much point in having the guy you've already chosen debate a bunch of guys you passed over. Before the primaries, though, it does make sense to have the candidates for each party debate each other.
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Congressional Caucus.