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“Open the primaries” is the wrong answer to the right question

Lee Drutman · 11 Jun 2026

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  1. Why isn't November the election that matters? Single-member districts are the problem. Primary reform doesn't fix that.
  2. Representatives elected in open primary states do not behave any differently in Congress. They are not more independent or more bipartisan.

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