We really need to upgrade the system to a Final Five system where the Top-5 advance from the Primary to the General, which uses RCV to find the candidate most liked by the majority of voters.

See this article for more about this change: https://fairvote.org/washington-primaries-could-be-improved-with-ranked-choice-voting/

#RankedChoiceVoting #FinalFiveVoting
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Washington primaries could be improved with ranked choice voting - FairVote

This November, many Washington voters may find themselves unable to vote for a candidate from their party for a statewide office. 

FairVote

All the problems with how the Dems are choosing their ticket are due to how we vote for president. That only two parties are viable due to the electoral college structure and game theory. That parties are somewhat private. That there are two rounds of voting by the public and a candidate can cease being the candidate in between rounds. That money, media control and tribalism can have so much influence on our choices. #uspol

Our best, easiest reform is #FinalFiveVoting.

https://political-innovation.org/final-five-voting/

Final-Five Voting – The Institute for Political Innovation

Final Five Voting Final Five Voting describes a new election system consisting of an open preliminary election to select a field of five candidates for each office followed by an instant-runoff general election to determine the majority winner.  The Final Five Voting concept was pioneered by IPI Founder Katherine Gehl, who is joined by leaders […]

The Institute for Political Innovation

From #VotersFirstWisconsin

#FinalFiveVoting is a brilliant yet straight-forward solution & is comprised of 2 elements. A "Top 5" primary election where the top 5 vote-getters advance to the general election. Voters would then rank their favorite candidates in the general election.

#RCV #RankedChoiceVoting #IRV #InstantRunoffVoting #Wisconsin #WI #Democracy #politics

Will ranked-choice voting stop MAGA? No. Are Republicans banning it anyway? Yup.

It’s a hyped-up tweak that helps the GOP, too—but try telling them that.

Mother Jones