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Brian Fitzpatrick: “Half the states in this country have closed primaries.”

Featuring: Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 1st Congressional District

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick on being a moderate in today's GOP

Published | Video Starts at 19:19

He's a good, effective senator. Who cares? What, what party could he win the nomination? That I don't know, by the way, we need to fix that in Pennsylvania. Half the states in this country have closed primaries. Biggest atrocity. You, you want a direct linear correlation to the dysfunction that occurs in state capitals and the US Capitol. (19:19–19:22)

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