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935,892 Independents Locked Out of Connecticut's Closed Primary Today. PLUS: Bankhead the Dem Montana Senate Spoiler Handing Trump Another Seat.

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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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Aug 11, 2026

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Summary

Most Americans checked out for August. Paul Rieckhoff didn't. From a beach house on Long Island, he cuts a fast, urgent episode to hit what the corporate media won't touch: today is primary day in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin, and across those four states 21 of 22 U.S. House races are effectively decided before November ever arrives. Connecticut is the sharpest example — the only fully closed primary this week — where 935,892 unaffiliated voters, the largest voting bloc in the state, are legally barred from casting a ballot in the election that will actually pick their representatives.