Nearly 232,000 independent voters cast ballots in North Carolina's first five days of early voting, an 88% increase from 2022. Independents now represent 40% of registered voters in the state and are showing up at polls in unprecedented numbers.
Plus, McConaughey goes public and a Senator puts closed primaries on blast
Plus: Gerrymandering backfires and veterans file voting rights lawsuit in NY.
Plus, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans sue New York over voting rights.
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From Massachusetts to Alaska, voters will decide on ballot measures this November that would reshape how Americans vote, including open primaries and ranked choice voting systems. But these movements extend beyond the ballot box.
Conversations for voters who don’t fit the two-party box.
All episodes
The Two-Party System CONTROLS Our Elections. It’s Time to FIGHT BACK (John Opdycke) | EP64
California’s Election Will Be DECIDED by These Voters (NOT Who You Think) | EP63
How Trump’s LA Bombing “Troll” EXPOSES Our Broken Elections (Politics Explained) | EP62
The Veteran Suing New York for the Right to Vote (Paul Rieckhoff) | EP61
Trump & Mamdani Agree on This One Issue (NOT What You Think) | EP60
How California's Top-Two Primary Puts DSA vs. Democrats to the Test (Steve Peace) | EP59
How Trump's Own Mail-In Voting Rule Could BACKFIRE on Republicans | EP58
The Democratic Party Told Him To DROP OUT. He Said No. (Antonio Villaraigosa) | EP57
The TRUTH About Trump’s New USPS Ballot Rule (It’s Complicated) | EP56
From Bartender to Bush’s War Room & 50 Years in GOP Politics (Anne Dunsmore) | EP55
California's nonpartisan primary system sometimes produces general elections featuring two Democrats or Republicans. Political observers are watching closely to see if voters from the other party will participate in these same-party races.
A new California poll shows Prop. 39 has a narrow lead among likely voters, but undecided voters—mostly Democrats—could swing the race either way. An analysis of who is undecided reveals the true state of close contests.
Independent candidate Bill Hill has closed the gap in Alaska's House race, trailing Republican Nick Begich by just 1-2 points in recent polls as independent voters shift their support.
