Assertion: caucus | /r/HasProperty | original method
Facets:
value: for selecting candidates
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Caucuses were the original method for selecting candidates but have decreased in number since the primary was introduced in the early 1900's.
text: Although the caucus was the original method for selecting candidates, it is now the least popular, with only 14 states and Washington, D.C., participating in them.