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On Thursday January 30th at 2pm, we hosted our first Primary Buzz Discussion of 2025. Open Primaries Founder & President John Opdycke swapped roles and was interviewed by guest moderator Chloe Akers–the Founder and CEO of The Best of Tennessee–an organization focused on educating voters about the importance of participating in primary elections and bringing more “complexity” to political conversation.
Opdycke and Akers had an honest, open and forward-looking discussion on where we are as a movement and how we build a powerful going-forward strategy.
MORE CONVERSATIONS:
- December 2024: 2024 Roundup: Lessons Learned From The Campaign Trail
- October 2024: Open Primary Virtual Rally
- September 2024: Change the Incentives, Change the Game w/ Bradley Tusk
- August 2024: Change the Incentives, Change the Game w/ Chloe Akers
- June 2024: Who Are America’s Independent Voters?
- May 2024: Independent Voters Are.. A Conversation with Jackie Salit
April 2024: A Conversation with Nebraskan Dan Osborn, Independent candidate for US Senate
March 2024: The Primary Solution: a conversation with Nick Troiano
February 2024: Change of Heart: from “No Way” to “Yes Sir!” A Conversation with Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum
January 2024: Coronation or Competition: A Conversation w/ Congressman & Presidential Candidate Dean Phillips
December 2023: Can Arizona Lead the Way on Democratic Reform? (Featuring Paul Johnson)
November 2023: Young Voters Stand Up for Open Primaries (featuring Students for Ballot PA)
October 2023: Fighting for Open Primaries in Democratic Party Strongholds: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Featuring: Lisa Rice (Make All Votes Count DC), Sondra Cosgrove (Vote Nevada), Bob Perls (New Mexico Open Elections) & Dr. Jessie Fields (Open Primaries Board Member & Spokesperson, NYC)
September 2023: California’s Top Two Primary-A Successful Reform. Featuring Dr. Richard Barton
July 2023: What it Takes to Deliver Fair Representation for the American People: A Conversation with Kent Thiry
June 2023: Taking on “Political Bribery” in the Wake of CItizens United–A conversation with Jeff Clements
May 2023: An Inside Look at the Campaign to Repeal Pennsylvania’s Closed Primaries. Featuring David Thornburgh
March 2023: Can Bipartisanship Survive the Rise of the Independent Voter? A Conversation w/ Dr. Ben Chavis
February 2023: On the Front Lines of Democracy: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes
January 2023: Meet the Citizen Activists Championing Primary Reform