The Ballot Measures Aim to Reduce Partisanship. Can They Fix American Politics?

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Publish Date:

June 25, 2024

Author(s):

Wines, Michael

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The New York Times

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“Everyone agrees that our political system is dysfunctional,” said Nate Persily, a leading expert on voting and democracy at Stanford Law School. “But this is not a particularly effective way to deal with our hair-on-fire moment. When insurrectionists are breaking down the Capitol doors, there’s only so much that changing primary election rules is going to do.”