Manchin Pushes Open Primaries for Fairer Elections | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 1m

Former Senator Joe Manchin is launching a bold new political movement to fix America’s broken election system—by pushing for open primaries and empowering independent candidates. He argues that most congressional races are decided before voters even get to choose, and wants to change that by letting the public pick top contenders who then compete in general elections with majority support. Leading the charge with his daughter, Manchin has founded the Independent Leadership Council—not to create a new party, but to support principled, non-partisan leaders who can work across the aisle. Though…