Primary Elections for All: John Opdycke

Published: May 19, 2022, 12:15 p.m.

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John Opdycke is the President of Open Primaries, an organization building a coalition of diverse Americans to enact open primaries in all 50 states. We discuss why it is time to shake up the closed-party primary system.\\xa0

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In an open primary, all voters get to vote on the same ballot and all candidates get to run on the same ballot. The number one growing demographic among voters is independents, and yet, they\\u2019re often shut out. Primaries are publicly funded, so every voter no matter their political party affiliation or even without party affiliation\\u2013in line with the fundamental core of democracy\\u2013should have their vote included. Moreover, in an open system, room is created for new, emerging coalitions and conversations to take place.

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Credits:

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Host: Mila Atmos\\xa0

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Guest: John Opdycke

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Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

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Producers: Zack Travis and Sara Burningham

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