On February 05, 2014 the host of the NPR station, KJZZ’s local edition of Here and Now, Steve Goldstein wrote:
This year's gubernatorial race is shaping up to be one of Arizona's more competitive ones in several elections, especially in the Republican primary. What sort of impact could independents have in that and other primary races?
Over the past three years or so, independent voter registrations in Arizona have gone up by 140,000. Democrats have lost more than 40,000, and Republicans are down a few hundred. The growth of independents is not limited to Arizona. It has become a nationwide phenomenon.
So how can independents seriously affect elections? Have they already done so?
Recently Jackie Salit, the president of IndependentVoting.org and author of the book "Independents Rising" spoke with Steve on the Phoenix airwaves on a segment called Independent Voters Grow in Arizona, Can Make An Impact.
CLICK HERE to listen to the interview.
Arizona's primary system lets independents choose either a Republican or Democratic ballot, but a small percentage take advantage of the opportunity.
But today, voters want to select candidates not parties. So Arizona needs a new primary system. For me, that would be a Blanket Primary.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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