A purple primaries protocol for progressive policy victories in “Deep Red” American states

An interpretive monopoly is a narrative that defines what one must believe or do to maintain status with an ingroup while simultaneously creating a disfavored outgroup. The oppression of gays and lesbians can easily be traced to dominant narratives that function as interpretive monopolies. Because of how gays and lesbians are marginalized by interpretive monopolies, this article looks not only at the narrative communities that support oppressive narratives, but at the institutions that sustain them. Functioning as homogeneous policy networks in America’s “deep red” states, these sustaining institutions have created a political climate in which some interpretive monopolies have become the law of the land. Based on this theoretical approach, a novel solution is proposed: an information communication technology that will facilitate the efficient functionality of expansive heterogeneous policy networks. In the process, a mechanism for changing the outcomes of Tea Party-dominated primary elections emerges as an unintentional by-product.