Newsweek: One Simple Change to the Primaries Could Make Our Politicians Better (Jeremy Gruber, Open Primaries Senior VP)
An analysis of the recent Georgia primary by The Associated Press made headlines when it found 37,000 formerly Democratic voters voted in the Republican primary for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
The Fulcrum: Independent voters want to be heard. Is anybody listening? (John Opdycke & David Thornburgh)
The American electorate is more “anti-party” than at any time since Adams and Jefferson inaugurated America’s first major political feud. According to Gallup, independents now comprise 42 percent of all voters. In states that require party registration, 49 percent of young voters choose “no party affiliation” when they register. One in two veterans identifies as a political independent.
Blavity: Why I Believe Black America Should Embrace Political Independence (Jarell Corley)
Competition for the Black vote is the only way our community is going to gain the real power necessary to impact policy in this country.
WATCH: Rocky Bleier thinks it’s time to REPEAL closed primaries in PA
Robert “Rocky” Bleier, Decorated Vietnam Veteran, Four-time Super Bowl Champion, Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor calls to reform PA’s primary system
War in Ukraine shows why we need to reinvest in democracy at home: Jeremy Gruber and Ryan Haerer
Chicago Tribune: To remake Illinois politics for the better, we need open primaries (Jarell Corley)
Margaret Kobos: Oklahoma’s political middle could gain a voice with open primaries
We could fill this space with all the real-world problems in Oklahoma we’re not fixing.
John Opdycke: Taxation, Voting and Basic Fairness (NY Daily News)
With non-citizen voting, the City Council just made the case for open primaries–Read Open Primaries President John Opdycke’s full piece in the NY Daily News…
Andrew Yang says the two-party system fuels extremism
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is harshly criticizing America’s two-party political system and closed-party primaries, arguing that they help fuel extremist views on both sides.
New York Times: More Places Should Do What Alaska Did to Its Elections
The Alaska Supreme Court recently decided a case that an experienced lawyer told the court was “the most significant case since statehood.” The court confirmed that the state’s new primary and ranked-choice voting system — which would eliminate traditional party primaries — is here to stay.