We need Ranked-Choice voting. [View all]

We keep seeing the same story on an endless loop.

Republicans do something terrible. Democrats are caught between a rock and a hard place.

"Progressives" decide that the hard place is worse than the rock, and swear to punish the Dem electeds who voted for the hard place.

BUT NONE OF THE OPTIONS ARE GOOD.

And, how the FUCK did we get here anyway? Because some people weren't "excited" enough about the Dem candidates, or wanted to "send a message", or some bullshit.

Give people an actual CHOICE to vote for. Make it POSSIBLE for 3rd parties to be on the ballot without playing the "spoiler" role.

Educate the hell out of progressive voters (and anyone else feeling disenfranchised) that their first, second, third choice vote - any vote they cast - MATTERS in such a system. Their vote will TRULY be their voice. When Democrats start seeing the third parties ACTUALLY gaining on them - not the worthless plurality bullshit we have today where third party candidates are simply ignored - THEN they will start listening.

This is NOT and anti-Democrat post. This is a "how to get the Democrats to realize where their support is" post.

/RANT

I am signing off now. I expect this will sink and that's fine. Just had to get it off my chest.

(and no, RCV isn't the complete answer to all our electoral ills. But it would be a good start.)