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Primary Election Results Watch Party

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Date:
June 7, 2016
Time:
4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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The Uptown Nightclub
1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94612 United States
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“It’s the end of the world as we know it.” Watch the California Presidential Primary Election Results live with your friends at your neighborhood bar & nightclub. Shot specials, Beer, and Rock & Roll to help you feel the Bern or laugh at sh*t Trump says. Rock the Vote & party with us!

“Primaries first began in the early twentieth century as a response to increasingly strong party control over elections. At the time, voters wanted a larger say in who would be chosen as their candidate, instead of the long-standing tradition of party bosses choosing who would run for office. Progressive reformers viewed direct primaries as a way for constituencies to increase transparency and allow for citizens to participate in the electoral process. As primaries became a feature of local, state, and eventually national elections, each municipality had the ability to shape their own process”

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