The primary solution : rescuing our democracy from the fringes

The primary solution : rescuing our democracy from the fringes /

"In a divided America, the biggest solvable problem fueling political extremism and dysfunction is hiding in plain sight: partisan primaries. The Primary Solution shows how to fix them"--Dust jacket flap.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Troiano, Nick (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Primaries > United States.
Election law > United States.
Political parties > United States.
Polarization (Social sciences) > United States.
Right and left (Political science) > United States.
Election law.
Political parties.
Polarization (Social sciences)
Right and left (Political science)
Politics and government.
Primaries.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Origins of the primary problem
  • The invention of partisan primaries
  • The weaponization of partisan primaries
  • Part II: A lose-lose-lose system
  • Bad for voters
  • Bad for the country
  • Bad for the parties
  • Part III: The better alternative
  • The primary solution
  • Alaska's proof of concept
  • A better way to pick a president
  • Part IV: The path toward nationwide reform
  • Winning: one state at a time
  • Overcoming objections to primary reform
  • Conclusion.

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