It is an anachronism, and is unnecessary.
I also question the whole Primary system. It's just a way for more corporate money to buy candidates. Let the Presidential nominees be chosen by the elected officials of the party. Let state party organizations choose the delegates. What we have now has jacked up the costs of the campaign exponentially, and that favors ONLY monied interests.
How does throwing the primary elections to smoke-filled rooms not favor moneyed interests? The politicians that are backed by those same moneyed interests would nominate their preferred candidate every time. Boat-rockers like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump would never have a chance in that setup, and I'm surprised you would prefer that over the voters picking their nominee directly.
It reduces the cost of elections by a drastic amount.
What we have now is a Donorpalooza. The other way can't be worse.
