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⌈ Secret Post #6511 ⌋

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Comments

Re: RCV

[(Anonymous)]

I agree, in that it seems nice on paper but makes zero sense until we get rid of the two-party-only system. Our county's executive position was the only ranked choice and it still went to the only two people who had money to buy any sort of advertisting (in one case, it was billboards and yard signs only). No one else even had a ghost of a chance in the primary, I didn't even learn the name of 7 of the candidates until I did some legwork the day-of. In our current climate of ads (TV, mailers, whatever) being the only avenue of information on anyone, ranked choice won't actually work the way it statisically should. When there's only two actual parties and a handful of stupid bullshit, ranked choice won't work even in an ideal situation. It's good for downballot in small districts but will never work for president or senate until we obliterate the money.

Re: RCV

[(Anonymous)]

DA

You can't get rid of the two-party system while you have first-past-the-post, though.

Ranked choice is one alternative to first-past-the-post, there are others. But as long as we have first-past-the-post winner-takes-all elections, our politics will continue to tend towards a two-party system.

Re: RCV

[(Anonymous)]

RCV is how you get rid of a two party system......

Re: RCV

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT

I agree, in that it seems nice on paper but makes zero sense until we get rid of the two-party-only system.

That's putting the cart before the horse, though. A major reason we have a two-party system is because FPTP voting massively incentivizes it. See for example this short video which explains why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo

Moving away from a two-party system will be a long process due to how entrenched it is in current politics. But getting rid of FPTP is an important first step.

It's good for downballot in small districts but will never work for president or senate until we obliterate the money.

To the first part of this sentence, I think that's actually pretty great? Local politics is a lot more important than many people realize, and the more responsive it is to the will of the people, the better.

And to the second part, no arguments there. Campaign finance reform is desperately needed for a slew of reasons, and this is one of them.

Re: RCV

[(Anonymous)]

To the first part of this sentence, I think that's actually pretty great? Local politics is a lot more important than many people realize, and the more responsive it is to the will of the people, the better.

I've been beating this drum for YEARS and am still trying to figure out how we can get people to be more involved in local politics. I wonder if we could try making the pitch that if you want better national candidates you can start by speaking up on local/state candidates for office. It might be a pipe dream to think that can move the needle, but I'm willing to try it out.

Likewise, I suspect that a change in local voting formats might motivate people as well. In a state where RCV is currently available only for local elections, I can say that participation has increased. Non-major party candidates/those who run in a given party but don't get the party's endorsement have also performed well. There are also different forms of RCV, and Unite America has covered some of them over the years.