935,892 independents locked out. Connecticut's closed primary is the real election. Quick Response Pod
935,892 independent voters in Connecticut just got locked out of an election that will decide their entire state House delegation, their governor's race, and their General Assembly. That's 41.5% of the state — the single largest bloc of voters, bigger than Democrats, bigger than Republicans — and today they're watching from the parking lot. Paul Rieckhoff cuts a quick pod from the beach to explain why the primary is the election, why 129,563 Connecticut veterans are caught in the crossfire, and why a Democrat in Montana just handed Trump a Senate seat.
Most Americans checked out for August. Paul Rieckhoff didn't. From a beach house on Long Island, he cuts a fast, urgent episode to hit…
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episodeWhy the primary is the election. 95% of U.S. House races across Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin are uncompetitive in November
The hard number. 935,892 unaffiliated Connecticut voters — 41.5% of the state — locked out of today's closed primary
Connecticut's real registration breakdown. independents 935K, Democrats 792K, Republicans 489K — independents are first
129,563 Connecticut veterans caught in the lockout, with an. 129,563 Connecticut veterans caught in the lockout, with an estimated 63,000 identifying as independent
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