Washington Post: Want to help American political dysfunction? Allow open primary elections
The list of politicians facing primary challenges in 2022 keeps growing. Republican Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia, Greg Abbott of Texas and Mike DeWine of Ohio each will face challenges, as will Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for the sin of putting the American public over their party.
Time Magazine: If We’re Serious About Saving American Democracy, This Voting System Might Be the Key
New York City has chosen its next Mayor. It happened more than four months before election day, November 2, when Eric Adams won the Democratic primary.
The Atlantic: What if the Parties Didn’t Run Primaries
Building off success in Nebraska and California, advocates want to take nonpartisan elections nationwide.
Scwarzenegger in Politico: How to Fix Polarization? Ban partisan gerrymandering and enact open primaries.
In my second inaugural address, I said, “The American people are instinctively centrist. So should be our government.” That was in 2007. When I delivered the speech, 30 percent of Americans considered themselves Republicans, 35 percent Democrats and 34 percent independents.
Scott Maxwell: Orlando Sentinel: Its time for Floridians to change they way we vote in primaries
Voters in Orange County often show up before the polls even open at 7 a.m., as they did at Precinct 516 in Maitland on Election Day 2010. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Washington Post: Don’t listen to the establishment critics, California’s open primary works–Ro Khanna & Arnold Schwarzenegger
The top-two system means politicians can’t just rely on party to win elections.