Can a App Fix Democracy? The People's Primary with Tom Joseph

What if you could nominate a congressional candidate the same way we pick an American Idol — without money, party insiders, or back room deals deciding for you? That's exactly what today's guest Tom Joseph is building.Tom is the founder of America's Main Street Party and creator of the People's Primary — a digital nominating model designed to take the power of congressional nominations out of the hands of the powerful and put it back where it belongs. With the people.But here's the question Afternoon Coffee Break always asks — which people? Because free and equal has never meant the same thing for all of us. And systems built on neutrality have a long history of leaving certain communities behind.Listen closely. Pay attention to how the conversation turns when race enters the room. Because sometimes what doesn't get said tells you everything.Afternoon Coffee Break with Darren Watts. We don't do small talk.Darren Watts, Afternoon Coffee Break with Darren Watts, Afternoon Coffee Break, Tom Joseph, America's Main Street Party, People's Primary, congressional nominations, election reform, political reform, two party system, gerrymandering, Black voters, voting rights, race and politics, political representation, democracy, systemic racism, people of color and politics, electoral reform, political corruption, money in politics, Independent party, third party, civic engagement, political accountability,