Democracy Forum

Primary Elections: What Are They Good For? Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Engineer: Amy Browne -How have primaries changed over the last 50 years? -Are they still working for the parties and the voters? -What changes are on the horizon in Maine? Guests: Jill Goldthwait, Political columnist Kevin Raye, Republican politician Dan Shea, Professor Government at Colby College        To learn more about this topic: Everything You Need to Know About Maine’s Caucus System, League blog post from February 2016. Maine considers switching from caucuses to primaries, from the AP, March, 2016. How activists choose our politicians, long before we vote, Jonathan Rauch for the Brookings Institution, December, 2017. The all-volunteer team at the League of Women Voters – Downeast who plan and coordinate this series includes: Starr Gilmartin Maggie Harling Linda Hoskins Ann Luther Maryann Ogonowski Pam Person Leah Taylor Linda Washburn FMI re League of Women Voters of Ma