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John --
Earlier this year, Louisiana
legislators voted to stop the state's open primaries that have been in
place for more than 50 years, replacing it with a closed primary
system. Only 15% of voters are in support of the
change, while more than 60%
actively want to keep their open primary options.
In Connecticut, a state law was
passed decades ago to allow for open primaries so that the state's
independent voters could practice their constitutional right to vote.
Unfortunately, the state left it to the legacy parties to implement
this change and, of course,
neither party has decided to allow
independents to vote.
It seems increasingly that both
legacy parties would rather shut voters out than change their policies
to address issues that Americans care about. There is nothing more
central to our democracy than our right to vote, and we here at
Forward believe Americans deserve a Party that works to earn their
votes rather than shutting out anyone who won't support their
increasingly narrow vision for this country.
So please spread the word—Forward
is the party where the voice of the voter matters.
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