Title:
The primary solution : rescuing our democracy from the fringes / Nick Troiano.
ISBN:
9781668028254
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
©2024
Physical Description:
ix, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I: Origins of the primary problem -- The invention of partisan primaries -- The weaponization of partisan primaries -- Part II: A lose-lose-lose system -- Bad for voters -- Bad for the country -- Bad for the parties -- Part III: The better alternative -- The primary solution -- Alaska's proof of concept -- A better way to pick a president -- Part IV: The path toward nationwide reform -- Winning: one state at a time -- Overcoming objections to primary reform -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"In a divided America, the biggest solvable problem fueling political extremism and dysfunction is hiding in plain sight: partisan primaries. The Primary Solution shows how to fix them"--Dust jacket flap.
Geographic Term:
OCLC Number:
on1384415557
Availability:
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