Primaries Are Where Politics Happens Today, And That’s Why The Amazon Deal Died

It’s an old cliché that all politics is local. It’s equally true in this polarized age that most meaningful politics happens in party primaries. That hyperpartisan dynamic is why Republicans keep their disdain for Donald Trump to off-the-record Washington whispers: They are afraid of a primary challenge. And that dynamic is also a big part of what doomed Amazon’s New York project. CONT.

Ben Smith, BuzzFeed News