Open Primaries is a movement of diverse Americans who believe no one should be required to join a political party to exercise their right to vote.
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“ARE THEY GOING TO LISTEN TO INDEPENDENTS?” — Open Primaries founder & president @jbopdycke talks with @NewsNation on how independents will determine the midterms and what the response should be.
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Nearly HALF of Americans identify as independent. So why do Democrats and Republicans still control who gets to vote in primaries?
@OpenPrimaryUSA founder John Opdycke (@jbopdycke) joins the Independent Voter Podcast to challenge the two-party monopoly on elections.
🎙️ ivn.us/podcasts/the-two-part…
#OpenPrimaries #IndependentVoters
Our prez/founder @jbopdycke tells @NewsNation ➡️ “@Officiallymcco is just one of…thousands of leaders and organizations grappling with the question of how do we get the voice of the 48 percent, the independent voice, into the political conversation in this country?”
.@Officiallymcco just put into words what our movement has been fighting for since day one. 1/2
Independents are 45% of the country. We want real change, a voice in shaping the country’s future, and the freedom to do it without being forced into partisan silos.
Thats what we’re fighting for at Open Primaries.
Click the link below to learn more. openprimaries.org/
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Matthew McConaughey said it best: Independents don’t just have leverage, they are the leverage. Congress is more divided than ever before, and with razor-thin margins, a few true Independents can bring power back to the middle — where most Americans live their lives.
My daughter Heather and I started the Independent Leadership Council because the two major political parties have lost the plot. To them, it’s not about public service anymore — it’s about party loyalty and pushing extreme agendas that aren’t addressing the problems Americans are facing in their everyday lives.
I appreciate @McConaughey speaking up for Independent Americans and bringing attention to the opportunity we have to choose a third path this November. Visit independentleadershipcouncil… to learn more and to declare your independence today. @Independent_LC
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AMEN!
I’ve been sent this today by so many people. Because they know this is the truth I’ve been focused on for years. And more and more of America is finally waking up.
We are the majority. And we’re here.
And I hope you will continue to speak out, Mr @McConaughey. You’re the kind of powerful voice we’ve been waiting for. I hope you’ll join me on my show soon.
And, that you’ll share the word about our work at Independent Veterans of America to elect truly independent leaders with integrity: IndependentVeteransOfAmerica….
And drive support to all our leaders.
And, join our fight to open primairies: LetVetsVote.org.
We can win this year. And, it must be said, you could win too.
Imagine him running in Texas now—or sometime soon.
The future is Indepedent. And the future is now.🚨🇺🇸🐺
Alright, alright, alright! TY @McConaughey for lending your voice + platform to this movement. Our democracy only works when every eligible voter, regardless of party, is able to participate. For folks engaging with this post who want to take action ➡️ openprimaries.org
"Americans are looking for ways to make our country better, logical or otherwise. They don’t care about the self-serving rules and arguments that the two-party cartel has set up to keep us siloed. They want to vote...to impact...to be heard."
thefulcrum.us/elections/vote…
We have to change the way we think about elections. Primary elections should be for everyone, not just the most partisan voters.
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#fyp # #democracy #votingrights #politics #independentvoters
"[Independents in NYC] were asking why they are excluded from public elections that they help pay for and that often determine who governs their city. That question deserves an answer." Read more from our SVP Jeremy Gruber in Vital City here ⬇️ vitalcitynyc.org/why-nyc-nee…
🇺🇸 ICYMI: For America's 250th birthday, Open Primaries released the Declaration of Independents.
Now, independents from across the country have brought it to life in a powerful spoken-word performance.
🎥 Watch the video and sign the Declaration:
openprimaries.org/declaratio…
Who are lawmakers really accountable to?
In the Tennessean, Chloe Akers explains why Tennessee's low-turnout primaries shape who governs—and why voting in them is one of the most powerful ways citizens can hold elected officials accountable.
Read: tennessean.com/story/opinion…
🚨 The conversation around NYC's closed primaries is changing.
Last week:
➡️ The City Council Speaker spoke favorably about opening the primaries
➡️ The Mayor defended keeping them closed
That's exactly why we launched this campaign. Sign the petition: newyorkopenprimaries.org/#pe…
🎥 Maryland Delegate Lily Qi stopped by the Open Primaries booth at #NCSL2026 to reaffirm her commitment to opening Maryland's primaries to more than 1 million independent voters.
Watch her message ⬇️
Independent voters deserve a voice in every public election—and that conversation was front and center at #NCSL2026.
Open Primaries met with legislators, staff, and voters from across the country to discuss expanding voting rights for the nation's fastest-growing group of voters
🚨 Oregon's challenge to closed primaries is making statewide news.
A major question is now at the center of the debate:
Can the government require you to join a private political party in order to vote in a public election?
We filed an amicus brief arguing the answer is no.
More people testified in favor of opening NYC's primaries than any other reform before the Charter Revision Commission.
Yet it's nowhere on this year's ballot.
As @VitalCityNY notes, that's a missed opportunity for New York's democracy.
Read more: vitalcitynyc.org/nyc-mamdani…
California's fastest-growing voters are independents.
Mike Madrid argues that efforts to repeal California's open primary would disproportionately shut out the state's rapidly growing Latino independent electorate.
An important read.
amp.sacbee.com/opinion/artic…
