This chapter explores the key principles for electoral reforms, including the need for a majority of the vote to win an election and the implementation of nonpartisan primaries, ranked choice voting elections, and independent redistricting. It features the story of Nick Troiano, who ran as an independent candidate for Congress and provides insights into the current state of American politics.
Just 8% of voters elect 83% of the House: This is the fact standing behind the reform proposed by Nick Troiano in his book, The Primary Solution, which we discuss in this episode. The problem is truly astonishing. And the solution is quite genius.