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87% of Races Decided Before Election Day: How Primaries Silence Your Voice
Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley expose how gerrymandering and low-turnout primaries rig 87% of House races, leaving just 7% of voters in control. Guest Rob Richie, president of Expand Democracy and co-founder of FairVote, traces his reform journey from family legacy to pushing ranked choice voting and proportional representation. Diving into the Voting Rights Act's triumphs—like soaring Black voter registration post-1965—and its erosion by Supreme Court rulings, they reveal how fair systems could shatter racial barriers and empower every voice in a polarized democracy.
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