• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    The bitter fact is that a winning candidate has no incentive to reform the voting system that put them in power.

    Why would a dominant party want to give any competitor an advantage?

    • JaymesRS@literature.cafeOP
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      3 hours ago

      Because they care about maintaining their voters far more than enticing non-voters. If you listen to legislators and their staff for example, the way they perceive it is that non-voters may as well not exist in their minds, but eroding voters get attention.