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.
Political outsiders and independent voters shaped the outcome, debunking the disinformation campaign pushed by establishment party insiders who manufactured a fear narrative about two Republicans potentially advancing.
California voters did exactly what voters tend to do: they evaluated the candidates, coalesced around viable contenders, and produced a result broadly reflective of the state's electorate.
Shawn Griffiths
Jeremy Gruber
Susan von Seggern
Independent Voter Podcast
Open Primaries
Lisa Camooso Miller