Al Schmidt: “The motor voter system is a very reliable one and doesn't…”

“It's almost an immaculate pie chart with three equal parts, and that's been pretty consistent. Sometimes it benefits Democrats a little bit more. Some are trends Democratic, sometimes it trends Republican, sometimes it trends Independent. But The motor voter system is a very reliable one and doesn't benefit or disadvantage any party when it comes to voter registration. Okay. All right, Secretary Schmidt, I appreciate your time. I will note that you did not actually answer my last question about whether or not you would be an independent if we had open primaries, but we can move on.” (19:48–19:57)

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