@bolson

agreed 100%

we can go deeper

the #GOP used to be ambivalent, even helpful about #rcv #rankedchoicevoting like alaska

but national #republican ghouls noticed the problem:

they are for #votersuppression, not enhancing our choices. and so they banned it:

npr.org/2024/06/05/nx-s1-49695…

now the #democrats aren't exactly in love with rcv, but there has been successes: maine, nyc, etc

so we must vote #democrat and push them to install rcv. make it an issue in #primary elections #primaries2026

@ramsey @bolson

if the mechanism works, i support it 1000%

whatever gets us #rcv, anything, everything

every american needs to understand how much bullshit in this country just evaporates with #rankedchoicevoting

of course it doesn't solve every problem

but merely the ability to vote your conscience without this endless need for strategic thinking?

that is such a balm for american democracy, in that very simple benefit

@rhempel @Jwharrison @CStamp
excellent point and a further clarification:

#canada has a #parliamentary system

parliamentary systems bolster 3rd parties

the #usa does not enjoy this benefit

the full force of #duvergerslaw applies to us

we need #rankedchoicevoting #rcv to vote our conscience in the usa

until then, voting 3rd party in the usa only serves as a spoiler

i don't like that, but it is the unfortunate truth about our fucked up #fptp system: we *have* to vote strategically

@Jwharrison @CStamp
i need you to read up on duverger's law

go ahead, i'll help you:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger…

then you need to realize that in our shit FPTP voting system, 3rd parties can only serve as spoilers

i don't like that. i want us to have ranked choice voting, then we can vote our conscience, free and clear

but until then, voting 3rd party in the usa *only* works for putin

i don't like that. but that is the reality. and you need to accept that reality

@benroyce @Jwharrison @CStamp In Canada it's FPTP with multiple parties, often resulting in no clear majority and then the major parties fight for coalitions with favors from the smaller ones.

For multiparty government coalitions you need a culture of trust and cooperation - not sure that's part of the current mode of operation in Washington.

I hope a Harris Government can set the bar for respectful disagreement and purposeful cooperation, not appeasement, across the aisle.

@Jwharrison "An NBC News review of video and photos from the RT gala shows a healthy serving of ex-spies, cronies and oligarchs, with a side of friendly journalists and another American."

"Stein's 2016 campaign was heavily promoted by RT..."And my own connection to RT, you know ironically, it takes a Russian television station to actually be open to independent candidates in this country and that is a shame.""

Russian propaganda is feeding her campaign. That is foreign interference.

@benroyce @ramsey @bolson It also reduces the likelihood of extremists winning (washingtonpost.com/magazine/20…)…

unless one believes The Hill that Mary Peltola is an extremist (thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3…). American Enterprise Institute actually bought into this nonsense because it fits their agenda (aei.org/op-eds/the-flaw-in-ran…).

#RankedChoiceVoting #voting

@Bongolian @ramsey @bolson

yup, projection

they also whine "It'S tOo CoMpLiCaTeD" for the american voter to understand

fucking shitbags

what's too complicated for americans is understanding the manipulation arrayed against them to keep shitbags in power by opposing ranked choice voting