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OAITW r.2.0

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3. "a desire to punish democrats for not being perfect."

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 09:47 PM

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I think your typical Bernie Sanders Independent would opt in for ranked choice. I don't think they hate Democrats more than Republicans. It's the people too fucking lazy to do their civic duty and vote for the idea of Democracy.

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We need Ranked-Choice voting. [View all] RandomNumbers Thursday OP

The problem is SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #1

"a desire to punish democrats for not being perfect." OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #3

Not Sanders voters I was thinking of SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #4

Sometimes extreme left meets far right. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #6

Here in WI in 2016, Stein received more votes that Trump's margin of victory elocs Sunday #17

Horseshoe theory Mountainguy Sunday #24

The only extremists I know in politics are all from the right. OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #28

Well, know them or not Mountainguy Sunday #29

Could you provide names? Because 1 got a huge list of anti-socialists that backed Trump. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #30

luigi mangione Mountainguy Yesterday #32

Who the fuck is cheering this guy's murder? OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #33

I would say "some" 3rd party voters who rationally SHOULD vote D RandomNumbers Friday #10

Honestly SocialDemocrat61 Friday #14

If RCV gets just half of 3rd party voters to vote D as their second choice RandomNumbers Sunday #15

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #19

Let me rephrase. WHEN you get just ONE 3rd party voter RandomNumbers Sunday #20

Unless they put down the republican as their 2nd choice SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #21

Yeah then they weren't going to vote D in the current system anyway RandomNumbers Sunday #22

Sorry but SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #25

It will and it does. In Maine - it's the anti-Paul Lepage voting initiative. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #31

Have it in Maine. Keeps Republicans from running 3rd Party candidates and throwing elections. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #2

Exactly RandomNumbers Friday #11

But that effectively gives some people 2 votes dickthegrouch Thursday #5

There could be 4 names on a ballot. 1 D, 1R, 1 left indie, 1 right Indie. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #7

Everybody can rank the same number of candidates. RandomNumbers Friday #12

Here in NYC, ranked choice voting gave us Eric Adams . . . . markpkessinger Friday #8

Well ... there will always be bad people who run for election RandomNumbers Friday #13

Thanks for the replies RandomNumbers Friday #9

Rank choice voting? Maybe in local or state elections, but I doubt we will be having elocs Sunday #16

You have a point. But getting RCV in local and state elections would be a win. RandomNumbers Sunday #23

Is there any data on how well the electorate understands or wants RCV? n/t elocs Sunday #27

By next March, we'll be lucky if there's still any voting at all 0rganism Sunday #18

Do we really need to complicate voting? most don't have a clue how voting works as it is. Srkdqltr Sunday #26