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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.

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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…

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→ Four things from today’s episode
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Why the primary is the election. 95% of U.S. House races across Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin are uncompetitive in November

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The hard number. 935,892 unaffiliated Connecticut voters — 41.5% of the state — locked out of today's closed primary

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Connecticut's real registration breakdown. independents 935K, Democrats 792K, Republicans 489K — independents are first

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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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