Sorry, I can’t keep up with all the new models and I thought ranked choice was in some way a catch-all for “models that don’t suck like first-past-the-post”
We could go down this rabbit hole all the way to Schulze, but IMHO it’s more important to unify behind anything clone-independent just to get out from under this duopoly.
That only works if truly nobody is “backed” by a larger organization. Taking away party affiliation just makes it harder to identify where a candidates loyalties lie.
Nice thought but literally impossible. Everyone has loyalties to something.
And people already can’t be bothered to know what the stances in major issues between the two main parties are, you really expect the average voter to research random individuals?
Have you ever tried looking up info in those local school board candidates? Half of them don’t have anything online at all. Still, despite how easy it is to make a website
The solution is to have no parties. Everyone just runs for office on their own
The first past the post system will still spoil the vote with more than two candidates. The solution is ranked choice voting.
Ranked choice is a step in the right direction, but Approval Voting is better and more intuitive, imo.
Sorry, I can’t keep up with all the new models and I thought ranked choice was in some way a catch-all for “models that don’t suck like first-past-the-post”
It’s the most well known and actually implemented in a couple states. But it has some weaknesses I’m less than a fan of.
We could go down this rabbit hole all the way to Schulze, but IMHO it’s more important to unify behind anything clone-independent just to get out from under this duopoly.
Well, yes. Ranked choice and no parties. ;)
That only works if truly nobody is “backed” by a larger organization. Taking away party affiliation just makes it harder to identify where a candidates loyalties lie.
No candidate should have loyalties to any group other than the American citizens.
Nice thought but literally impossible. Everyone has loyalties to something.
And people already can’t be bothered to know what the stances in major issues between the two main parties are, you really expect the average voter to research random individuals?
Have you ever tried looking up info in those local school board candidates? Half of them don’t have anything online at all. Still, despite how easy it is to make a website