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of a domain or website and stretch your imagination online with square space. We often think that the general election is when we can make our voices heard at the

ballot box, but in a lot of places elections aren't actually that competitive and voting

in a certain party's primary can matter a lot more for

who ultimately represents you.

That's been true for decades in most of Alabama.

Until now, a new congressional map drew a new district, District 2, that brought out 19 candidates

to choose from. That's something Alabama doesn't see often in its elections, and we went down

there to talk about it with Alabama voters.

Today we're bringing you a conversation we had in Birmingham, Alabama.

This conversation was part of our Remaking America Collaboration

with six partner stations across the country including

W.B.H.M. Remaking America looks at the state of our democracy and trust in our government.

In a democracy, why are competitive elections important and how much power do voters have?

We hear that discussion taped a few days after Alabama voted in the Super Tuesday primaries

after the break. I'm Jen White. You're listening to the

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