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The Primary Solution
Manage episode 417206693 series 2687746
Nick Troiano (Executive Director of Unite America) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss how our process for primary elections fuels the partisan doom loop and leaves more and more Americans disappointed about their choices, and Nick’s new book The Primary Solution: Rescuing our Democracy from the Fringes
Segments to look forward to:
(01:52) The Need for Primary Election Reform
(02:56) The Impact of Primary Reform on Elected Officials and Political Parties
(15:42) How Closed Primaries Disenfranchise Voters
(16:40) Structural Reforms and Cultural Change: Creating a Healthier Democracy
(21:14)Exploring Primary Reform Options
(30:50) Why We Should Abolish Partisan Primaries
(33:06) The Success of the Alaska System
(37:04) The Arguments Against Reforms (And Why They Don’t Make Sense)
(40:00) The Path Forward for Primary Reform
(51:39) Envisioning an Ideal Electoral System
Read The Primary Solution: https://www.uniteamerica.org/book
Check out Unite America: https://www.uniteamerica.org/
Follow Ron on X (formerly Twitter):
https://twitter.com/RonSteslow
https://twitter.com/NickTroiano
Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
510 episodes
Manage episode 417206693 series 2687746
Nick Troiano (Executive Director of Unite America) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss how our process for primary elections fuels the partisan doom loop and leaves more and more Americans disappointed about their choices, and Nick’s new book The Primary Solution: Rescuing our Democracy from the Fringes
Segments to look forward to:
(01:52) The Need for Primary Election Reform
(02:56) The Impact of Primary Reform on Elected Officials and Political Parties
(15:42) How Closed Primaries Disenfranchise Voters
(16:40) Structural Reforms and Cultural Change: Creating a Healthier Democracy
(21:14)Exploring Primary Reform Options
(30:50) Why We Should Abolish Partisan Primaries
(33:06) The Success of the Alaska System
(37:04) The Arguments Against Reforms (And Why They Don’t Make Sense)
(40:00) The Path Forward for Primary Reform
(51:39) Envisioning an Ideal Electoral System
Read The Primary Solution: https://www.uniteamerica.org/book
Check out Unite America: https://www.uniteamerica.org/
Follow Ron on X (formerly Twitter):
https://twitter.com/RonSteslow
https://twitter.com/NickTroiano
Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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