firehouse primary
n.— «It can also be argued that Tuesday’s results were just another quirky anomaly in Michigan politics, like…Jesse Jackson’s stunning performance in the 1988 Democratic “firehouse” primary.» —“Ask For Whom the Bellwether Tolls” by Scott Hogenson Cybercast News Service Feb. 23, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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