Listen "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Primaries?"
Episode Synopsis
Edward B. Foley, professor and director of the election law program at Ohio State, and Nick Troiano, executive director of Unite America, join Sarah for a conversation about reforming primaries. What does primary reform look like? Their conversation covers political science, history, and math. That’s right math. Can math save democracy?
Show Notes:
-Requiring Majority Winners for Congressional Elections
-Foley in the Washington Post: “How our system of primary elections could destroy democracy”
-The Sweep: “A Focus on the Problem with Primaries”
-Unite America: “America Has a Primary Problem”
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Show Notes:
-Requiring Majority Winners for Congressional Elections
-Foley in the Washington Post: “How our system of primary elections could destroy democracy”
-The Sweep: “A Focus on the Problem with Primaries”
-Unite America: “America Has a Primary Problem”
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