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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 23 MIN

John Opdycke on Why the U.S. Needs Open Primaries

from The Takeout with Major Garrett · host CBS News

Major interviews John Opdycke, the Founder & President of Open Primaries, an organization urging states to allow voters to choose their preferred candidate, regardless of party affiliation. Major and John discuss how gerrymandering has made national races less competitive, and the new push in New York to change its closed primary system.

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