Serious question - how could the dem machine game this situation? I know next to nothing about ranked-choice but if mainstream dems are for this particular plan - it’s gotta be shit.
Those behind the push include Representative Jamie Raskin, the nonprofit Fairvote Action, and Joe Biden pollster Celinda Lake. […] Raskin told Axios…
“[Ranked-choice voting] favors positive politics rather than negative politics, and that’s a great thing for the Democratic Party primaries. Oftentimes there’s a sense of acrimony and bitterness that can last decades. Think about the race between Hillary and Bernie Sanders.”
It’s for a primary, so it means the neolib blob can run 27 candidates to drown out 1 socialist and not have to worry about splitting the hitlerite vote.
For a general, it would be good because it would enable 3rd parties to actually exist. So they’ll never allow that.
Okay. I think I got it now.
Reporter: “Blob candidate #1 - why are you running? Please give me a real answer this time.”
Blob candidate #1: “America needs to be united again. To that end - I’m forming a committee to—”
Reporter: “Thanks. Blob candidate #2 - why are you running?”
Blob candidate #2: “America needs to be united again. To that end - I’m forming—”
Reporter: “Thanks. Blob candidate #3 - why are you running?”
Blob candidate #3: “America needs to be united—.”
Reporter: "Thanks. Blob candidate #4 - why are you running? Please do not say "America needs to be united again.’ "
Blob candidate #4: “As a nation - we are facing manifold challenges. To overcome the difficulties we face - America needs to be—.”
Reporter: “For the love of god…”
I am beyond skeptical the DNC would fuck with this after Zohran. Ranked choice encourages both candidates and voters to participate, and their whole raison d’etre is to sap hope from their own electorate so they will accept whatever genocidal madman Neera Tanden wants to force on the electorate.
