Michael Barone: Parties need to up their game

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Two weeks ago in this space, I asked what was to blame for the weakness of the heads of government here and in Western Europe. Institutional failure, voter fecklessness, leaders’ personal weaknesses, or some combination of all three?

This week, let’s look at one of those institutions — political parties. How have they contributed to current woes? How can they perform better?

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