Now, that's different state to state, but Wisconsin, my state, is both a place with a deep progressive tradition. It's also part of that tradition to have the public get to call the shots. So Wisconsin was the state that created open primaries. This was a reform against party bosses and against the kind of control of the smoke filled rooms. And in 1948, there was this watershed moment. (15:59–16:03)
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