GROUNDBREAKING
RESEARCH DISCUSSED:
More and more Americans — 43% — identify as
independent voters. This year alone, over 23.5 million independent
voters across 22 states have been disenfranchised by closed
primaries. This includes three million independent voters in three
key swing states that will likely decide the 2024 presidential
election: Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.
But who are
independents?
A new report from the Unite America
Institute in collaboration with Change Research–Not Invited to the Party Primary:
Independent Voters and the Problem with Closed
Primaries– explores
who these voters are demographically, shares why they register as
independents, and examines their political beliefs. The report joins a
growing body of research on independents that is attempting to
understand why they are the fastest group of voters in the country and
what makes them tick.
Leading that conversation is ASU’s
Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy (Co-Founded by
Thom Reilly & Jackie Salit), which is developing new models and
leading an ongoing dialogue on how best to address the challenges of
this sea change in voter affiliation and attitude.
On Friday June 21st
at 12pm ET, Open Primaries
President John Opdycke will interview Unite America’s Tyler Fisher,
Change Research’s Sumati Thomas, and ASU’s Thom Reilly, to discuss the
latest research and understanding of this dynamic and growing trend
towards independence and what it means for the future of our
democracy.
Bring your questions for the Q
& A.
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