Primaries, protest votes, and political change
From TWIRL: Two Women Inspiring Real Life by Stephanie Coxon and Kathy Anderson-Martin
May 25, 2026 · 57 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the low voter turnout in primaries and its implications for political change.
Two Women Inspiring Real Life with Stephanie Coxon and Kathy Anderson-Martin – Sadly, voter turnout for the primaries is usually pretty dismal – 20-30% of registered voters is all. Of course, some elections are contested, some are not, which might explain a few things. But it also explains the ongoing re-election of the people in office for decades, and those we complain about...
People in this episode
Hosts: Stephanie Coxon, Kathy Anderson-Martin
Topics covered
- voter turnout
- primaries
- political change
- elections
- protest votes
Keywords
- voter turnout
- primaries
- politics
- elections
- protest votes
- political change
Mentioned in this episode
Places: United States
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