I had to pinch myself.
On Saturday, my colleague Jeremy Gruber was interviewed for 15 minutes on CNN about an emerging legal challenge to closed primaries in Pennsylvania. He crushed it. And his appearance was just weeks after The NY Times, Washington Post and NBC produced in-depth pieces about the rise of independent voters and the controversy surrounding open primaries. The Daily News. The Hill. The Baltimore Sun. The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Oklahoman. AP. Fox News. U.S. News & World Report. Reno-Gazette. Orlando Sentinel.
Where do I stop?
I had to pinch myself because over the last couple months this has become normal! There is a national conversation taking place about our work to let All Voters Vote and make independents more visible.
That doesn’t mean we are in control. Far from it. As I point out in an op ed today for the Daily News, the proponents of closed primaries (NYC progressives and Texas conservatives – what a dream team!!!) still run the show.
But we are no longer being ignored. It’s a breakthrough. And any good military historian will tell you, when you make a breakthrough…you push harder.
So we push harder.
But not before we pause and thank you for all you’ve done to generate this conversation. From Reno to Rochester YOU have forced this issue into the mainstream. Brilliant.
Most sincerely,
John Opdycke
President, Open Primaries
* The Open Primaries Education Fund is the parent organization of Let Us Vote.
