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How open primaries, ranked-choice voting can break gridlock

Season 2024 Episode 151 | 11m 54s

How the parties select their candidates is a major factor in the increasing partisanship we've seen in recent years. Recently, Alaska has been trying something different. It's already showing results but facing some resistance. Judy Woodruff traveled there for her ongoing series about divisions in the country, America at a Crossroads.

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