Can Political Parties Reform Themselves To Guide Country Forward? (Ep. 32)

<p>Author and historian Jay Cost says this is not the time to get rid of parties but have them rise to the challenge and help make a more perfect union.</p> <p>In a wide-ranging interview with Governing Editor-at-Large Clay Jenkinson, Cost shared his ideas on parties, primaries, the American presidency, and how the country has lost touch with some of the things - wisdom, virtue, competence - that make self-government work.</p>