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What was the name of the commission that changed the presidential nominating process?

  • McGovern-Fraser Commission

  • McGovern-Hatfield Commission

  • McGovern-Eagleton Commission

  • McGovern-Kennedy Commission

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The McGovern-Fraser Commission, formed after the 1968 presidential election, fundamentally altered the presidential nominating process by increasing the number of caucuses and primaries and reducing the influence of party insiders.
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