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The biggest solvable problem in American politics is our broken system of party primaries –– the Primary Problem.
In a talk @Summit, I describe what's gone wrong and how we fix it:
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Nick Troiano
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Nick Troiano
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Executive Director, @UniteAmerica. Author, The Primary Solution. Producer, @MajorityRules24. Fmr Indy U.S. House candidate (PA-10). #CountryOverParty
- Senator Murkowski no longer faces a Republican primary in 2022. Thanks to @Alaskans4ABE, there will be a non-partisan primary and ranked choice voting general election –– where an independent candidate no longer will be seen as a "spoiler." Incentives matter. Reform matters.Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that Donald Trump should resign the presidency immediately and that if the Republican Party cannot separate itself from Trump, she isn’t certain she has a future in it on.adn.com/3q4XYzg
- Trump suddenly cares about the deficit but apparently is unaware he's *doubled* it ($1.3T) & is clueless on how reduce it (hint: not discretionary cuts). Oh, and interest payments will soon eclipse what we spend on the entire Medicaid program. Depressing.
- Great news from Maine! Enough signatures have been collected & turned in to override the legislature's delay of Ranked Choice Voting in the upcoming primaries. People > Parties. #unrigthesystemExciting news in Maine from @rcvmaine Stay tuned for more exciting news on what this means for the first-ever use of ranked choice voting for statewide primaries in Maine and a chance for Mainers to sustain its use for all future primary and congressional elections
- "A house divided against itself cannot stand." New CBS Poll: 41% of Democrats and 57% of Republicans think of the other party as "enemies" and not just "political opposition." This is the result of a binary, zero-sum political system, and it's spiraling in the wrong direction.
- "Americans' appetite for a third party has never been greater in Gallup's nearly two decades of polling on the subject." Now, 62% of Americans say the "parties do such a poor job representing the American people that a third party is needed."
- An election has never, ever ended on Election Day. The election ends when all the votes are counted, and the results are certified. It’s called democracy. Fortunately, the election is run by thousands of local public servants around the country, and not the president.The Election should end on November 3rd., not weeks later!
- To be clear, the attempt to repeal open primaries in Alaska is not because it didn't work in 2022. It's because it worked exceptionally well –– giving voters a lot more voice, choice, and power. Hence why party insiders are trying desperately to take that power back.
- At a rally in Alaska, Trump appeared confused how ranked choice voting works... Perhaps he should ask our great overseas military voters who already use RCV ballots for elections in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, & South Carolina. 🇺🇸
- “When you have a duopoly, there is no incentive to work together to create something better...We’re incentivized for more extreme candidates, for more extreme partisanship, for more conflict and permanent campaigning.” - Jon Stewart
- "Good balance between left and right." So apropos 😂. cc: @UniteAmericaGood balance between left and right. Love the vase/succulent. Deduction for multiples of book. 9/10 @NickTroiano
- Just wow. "Being American is more than a pride we inherit, it's the past we step into and how we repair it." - Amanda Gorman, "The Hill We Climb."
- Why are we at the brink of a government shutdown? “[A] tiny — and utterly unrepresentative — slice of Americans is deciding who gets a seat in the U.S. House.” @ktumulty reports on the latest impact of the #PrimaryProblem:
- Yesterday, the Let America Vote Act 🇺🇸 was introduced in Congress on a bipartisan basis and would guarantee all Americans –– regardless of party –– the right to vote in all taxpayer-funded elections🗳️. Here's why that's a very big deal:
