Initiatives related to ranked choice voting in political primaries and general elections were on the ballots in eight states and the District of Columbia.
I think it’s because the majority of people don’t understand what it is. I voted for it, but I guarantee my parents saw that on the ballot and were like “what the fuck does that mean?” I asked some of my coworkers and they said they didn’t even get it.
Things take time. It’ll take putting it out there, trying again, winning some battles in small places and losing it in big places, and a lot of persistence for it to really go anywhere.
It would be nice if the news would tell people that these things are important and give them some kind of insight into what was going to go on with their government, but that’s not what we have, unfortunately. We need a new social media.
Tell people they do something similar in Ireland (for all levels of government) - and there’s an Irish election coming up in a couple of weeks so watch how some interesting counts unfold. Note how the system particularly favours some maverick independents.
I think it’s because the majority of people don’t understand what it is. I voted for it, but I guarantee my parents saw that on the ballot and were like “what the fuck does that mean?” I asked some of my coworkers and they said they didn’t even get it.
Things take time. It’ll take putting it out there, trying again, winning some battles in small places and losing it in big places, and a lot of persistence for it to really go anywhere.
It would be nice if the news would tell people that these things are important and give them some kind of insight into what was going to go on with their government, but that’s not what we have, unfortunately. We need a new social media.
Should have named it “end the two party system”.
Tell people they do something similar in Ireland (for all levels of government) - and there’s an Irish election coming up in a couple of weeks so watch how some interesting counts unfold. Note how the system particularly favours some maverick independents.