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329,690 Independents Just Got Locked Out — Paul Rieckhoff on West Virginia's Closed Primary
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0:41Now PlayingIt's primary day in West Virginia — and 329,690 independent voters just got locked out of the process. Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff with a quick rundown on the closed-primary problem, and why this fight matters every single primary day, in every state, all year long.
Closed primaries don't just inconvenience independents — they systematically silence the fastest-growing bloc of American voters. It's un-American. It's undemocratic. It's unacceptable. And it's happening in plain sight.
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