A key part of the New York City mayoral races was Ranked Choice Voting.
I'm not seeing many news articles mention this yet (correct me if I'm wrong though!).
Ranked choice let's us vote first for who we actually want.... and then put in backup votes for "good enough" candidates and allows us to compromise and find common ground.
It destroys the concepts of "lesser of two evils" and "throwing away your vote".
I hope we see Ranked Choice voting everywhere.
@tinker Oh shit I didn't know they were going with Ranked Choice! A serious W for new york.
Now to pick on my friend in New York for not bragging about it.
There is a caveat in Arrow's Theorem, for both abuse and failure, but I'd still rather your system (outlawed in Ontario) than our fptp.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow%27s_impossibility_theorem
You 'preference' creates a false crisis. It relies on people who are nostalgic for the 'old ways'.
The old ways created the victory of the fascists, and the yearning for a better way.
The Flawed Option is not somehow the Best Option just because you Like it.
This isn't facebook. Your choices create changes.
@_chris_real @teledyn @tinker er, I think there was some miscommunication.
The flawed option that unlocks our politics for third parties (Ranked choice, with flaws as shown by Arrow's Theorem), is my preference.
First Past The Post (The old way of doing things, with the flaw implied by my post of locking our politics to two parties) is what I am currently stuck with because, and I cannot stress this enough: I do not have control over the way my city, state, or country runs elections.
There is no choice currently available to me that would encourage change.
If Ranked Choice gets on the ballot, i will vote for it. Until then, the best I can do is voice my preference for it, and share the news when I find out it's in use somewhere.
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