IVN.US Crossover special: EXCLUSIVE – Paul Rieckhoff on the Let Vets Vote lawsuit. 16 closed states. One fight. A million NYC veterans with no primary vote.
Paul Rieckhoff is the lead plaintiff in a new federal lawsuit against New York’s closed primary system — and in this IVN.US crossover, he lays out exactly why. One million veterans in New York City. Sixteen fully closed states. Public schools, public funds, public machines, private parties picking the winners. This is the Let Vets Vote fight, and it’s a beachhead for a national movement.
Paul Rieckhoff walks his kids to their public school on primary day in New York City — and has to explain to his seven-year-old why Dad, an…
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