Molly Whitevery cool illustration of ranked choice voting and how it worked in Maine’s gubernatorial Democratic primary
via Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comments/1ua4e7n/sankey_diagram_of_the_democratic_gubernatorial/)
DekOfTheYautja@molly0xfff Our top priority in America should be election reform.
Quasit@DekOfTheYautja @molly0xfff
Our top priority in America should be ending capitalism and getting rid of the oligarchs.
Our top priority in America should be ending capitalism and getting rid of the oligarchs.
@Quasit that's a downstream problem.
@DekOfTheYautja
Reformed elections aren't going to do anything to get us there.
The system is not reformable. Not on anything but an absolutely cosmetic level. Getting rid of the oligarchs and capitalism will take a complete revolution. And that means a general strike.
@Quasit ...yeah? It absolutely will.
How? So far all I've seen is magical thinking which never works.
@Quasit You haven't seen anything because we don't have the election reform yet... The "how" is by electing representatives that represent the will of the people instead of the will of the politicians, which equates to the will of the corporations.
The oligarchs and the Party elders run the system. Have you noticed that so-called "reformist" candidates either lose, or immediately give up their principles upon gaining office?
The oligarchs own both parties, the mass media, and most of social media. And you believe that they are going to allow candidates who oppose their interests to win?
If Bernie couldn't win and sold us out instead, what makes you think that anyone else can win?
Kookulainn@Quasit @DekOfTheYautja what you are missing is how ranked choice, and PR systems generally, incentivises more, smaller, political parties.
@Koochulainn @DekOfTheYautja
But you can't get ranked choice voting without the permission of the two parties at this point. They have locked out third parties quite effectively, and the DNC in particular is extremely aggressive in the courts to shut down any third-party challenge.
What's a PR system in this case? Public relations?
@Quasit @DekOfTheYautja and that is exactly why it needs to be changed. I do appreciate that changing your electoral systems (aren't they decided on a state by state basis?) is easier said than done though.
Proportional Representation system.
https://youtu.be/l8XOZJkozfI?is=H7yZyvaZNRUH5olz
