Why Robust Primaries Are the Best Way to Ensure a Healthy Democracy

Walter Rhein Podcast · Apr 28, 2026 · 7m

Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% offWe have primaries for a reason. Primaries exist so that the people can provide feedback on the job performance of their representatives.If we don’t like the way our representatives are using the power we give them, we have a mechanism in place to have them removed.That’s democracy.The problem is that somewhere along the line, rich people decided that once they were elected to office they were entitled to hold that seat forever. The consequence of this is a generation of politicians who lecture and sneer at the people rather than…