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The Home Front

Why Primary Elections Matter with Unite America's Nick Troiani

The Home Front

Reed Galen

Government, News, News Commentary, Politics

5.0632 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Today, Reed speaks with Nick Troiano, Executive Director of Unite America, about the challenges and reforms in the American electoral system. They discuss the impact of political outsiders, the need for open primaries, and the role of political parties in shaping elections. Troiano emphasizes the importance of reforming the primary system to better represent the electorate and address political polarization. The discussion also highlights successful examples of electoral reform in states like California and Alaska, and the ongoing efforts to expand these reforms across the country. Find out more about Unite America. JoinTheUnion.us is rebuilding the fabric of America. Get involved today! Civic Forum is launching soon! Sign up today to get the scoop ahead of time! Want an ad-free version of this podcast? Become a paid subscriber to The Home Front on Substack! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome back to the Homefront. I'm your host, Reid Galen. Today, I'm joined by Nick Troiano,

1:05.7

executive director of United America. Nick's work draws on more than a decade of experience

1:10.6

building cross-partisan

1:11.7

coalitions, backing practical solutions, and helping turn reform ideas into durable policy and

1:17.6

political results, grounded in both organizational leadership and firsthand campaign experience as an

1:23.0

independent candidate for Congress. Over nine years, he has helped scale the organization, United America,

1:28.5

into a leading force in the democracy reform space, mobilizing a diverse coalition and supporting

1:33.6

reforms that are changing how elections work and states across the country. Nick, welcome.

1:39.7

It is good to be with you, Reed. All right. listening um nick and i like met probably i don't know

1:47.0

it was right after don't trump got elected the first time i think and we're going on a decade now

1:51.8

i know i know and it's showing on me you look exactly the same so good for you appreciate that

1:58.5

but they you know we there was a lot of energy in the independent and reform space then.

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