“We’ve seen legislatures ban ranked choice voting in several states, but ballot measures seem to have a mind of their own,” Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project and an opponent of ranked choice voting, told The Daily Signal.
“There has been massive spending on some of these initiatives.” Snead said. “People are actually seeing a small cabal of donors that want to weaken political parties. Progressive donors want to take control of the political process at the expense of political parties.”
YES. WE KNOW. THATS THE POINT EXACTLY. WE DON’T LIKE YOU, AND WE DON’T LIKE YOUR PARTIES. YOU ALL SUCK.
In most states, supporters and opponents of ranked choice voting don’t break down along traditional party lines. In several states, in fact, both the Democratic and Republican parties oppose the process.
I have a Google alert set up for RCV, and the number of weird propaganda editorials that pop up with some kind of weird argument for why RCV is a terrible thing, is a really icky look into how much the ruling classes hate RCV, and how they try to manipulate public opinion about it.
Much of the funding driving the marquee ballot questions is coming from large, out-of-state groups — many of whom do not disclose their donors — that are working to advance these policies via ballot measures in multiple states and are fueling high-dollar TV ad blitzes.
I do take some pleasure in the fact that they can’t even pretend that abortion and RCV aren’t good ideas, in any way that they think even American voters will be convinced by. I think that means we’re making progress.
YES. WE KNOW. THATS THE POINT EXACTLY. WE DON’T LIKE YOU, AND WE DON’T LIKE YOUR PARTIES. YOU ALL SUCK.
I have a Google alert set up for RCV, and the number of weird propaganda editorials that pop up with some kind of weird argument for why RCV is a terrible thing, is a really icky look into how much the ruling classes hate RCV, and how they try to manipulate public opinion about it.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/millions-pour-into-groups-supporting-abortion-ranked-choice-voting-ballot-questions
I do take some pleasure in the fact that they can’t even pretend that abortion and RCV aren’t good ideas, in any way that they think even American voters will be convinced by. I think that means we’re making progress.
Ah shit they cut off Ross Perot smashing his hat in disbelief. :(
The depressing thing is, that’s completely true. That’s why RCV is important.
It’s not a cure-all but it’s a hell of lot better than FPTP.
The Simpsons, back when it was actually good, predicted so many things so accurately. It’s pretty crazy.