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- Third Way on Electoral ReformOn this edition of the Save Democracy podcast, Host Steve Goldstein talks with Third Way co-founder Matt Bennett about the importance of electoral reform and why Arizona is a great proving ground.13 min
- Will American Voters Look to Bipartisanship in the 2024 Campaign?Save Democracy Host Steve Goldstein talks about bipartisanship and national election reform with C. Owen Paepke, author of The Purple Presidency 2024: How Voters Can Reclaim the White House for Bipartisan Governance.17 min
- Oregon's Effort to Open Its PrimariesSave Democracy Host Steve Goldstein finds out about Oregon's efforts to open up its currently closed primaries. Michael Calcagno, President of All Oregon Votes, is Steve's guest.12 min
- Would Open Primaries Increase Voter Turnout?Save Democracy Host Steve Goldstein finds out about new research from the Bipartisan Policy Center that looks into ways of increasing voter turnout in primary elections. Michael Thorning of BPC is the guest and the lead on the report "2022 Primary Turnout: Trends and Lessons for Boosting Participation."13 min
- How the Academy Awards Use Ranked-Choice Voting
The Academy Awards honor the best in filmmaking every year, and the award that is arguably the most prestigious--for the best movie--is determined by ranked-choice voting. Save Democracy Host Steve Goldstein talks with Will Mantell of fairvote.org about how the Oscars may provide direction for some election reforms.
10 min - Has the Top Two Primary Led to More Problem-Solvers in California Politics?
Save Democracy Host Steve Goldstein explores election reform with University of Southern California Political Scientist and Professor Christian Grose, as Grose explains the impact of California's Top Two Primary on legislation and problem-solving by elected officials.
11 min - How MLB Writers Use Ranked-Choice Voting for Annual Awards
Save Democracy host Steve Goldstein catches up with legendary baseball writer Jayson Stark to learn more about how he and his colleagues use a form of ranked choice voting to pick the sport's annual award winners in categories like Most Valuable Player and Cy Young.
10 min - John Opdycke on primary reform
John Opdycke, President of Open Primaries, talks with Steve Goldstein about how passion for election reform is as strong as he's ever seen it and the time for states to act is now.
12 min - Sinema becomes an independent--what would a three-way race in 2024 look like?
On this edition of the Save Democracy AZ podcast, Host Steve Goldstein finds out what longtime political analyst Chris Herstam thinks of Senator Kyrsten Sinema's decision to leave the Democratic Party. Herstam also offers historical perspective on Arizona's infamous 1986 three-way battle for Governor that led to Evan Mecham winning the election and putting the state in a precarious position.
11 min - Who Are the Independent Voters?
The number of independent voters continues to grow, and their impact was felt in a massive way in Arizona--as what was expected to be an extremely successful 2022 for the GOP didn't turn out that way in statewide races. Save Democracy host Steve Goldstein learns more from Thom Reilly, co-author of The Independent Voter.
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Arizona's primary system allows independents to take part--but they have to choose to vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary. Our Save Democracy AZ podcast explores the current system and…
what other options exist to give all of the state's voters equal access to choosing who will battle in the general election. We feature the most interesting politicians, elected officials, scholars, and pundits in conversation with host Steve Goldstein.