In this episode of the Independent Voter Podcast, Chad and Shawn sit down with Lisa Rice, founder of Grow Democracy DC and a leading voice in the election reform movement.
Courageous Colorado released a new ad that lightheartedly pokes fun at a system that limits voter choice to only two options in the primaries while calling on the state to adopt all-candidate and all-voter open primary elections.
The DC Council says open primaries are too expensive, but the city's budget shows the real issue isn’t the price tag — it’s whether independent voters are a priority.
1.2 million independent voters in New York City are shut out of primary elections, and in a very blue city like NYC, the primaries are the ONLY elections that matter.
Leading up to the primary, party operatives used the scare tactic of a “Democrat lockout,” but not only did California voters prove this wrong, but they also revealed why nonpartisan open primaries work—voters make the decisions.
Independent Voter Podcast
Eveline Dowling
John E Palmer
Shawn Griffiths
Jeremy Gruber
Susan von Seggern
