Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t...
by mindslight on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @11:16AM
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Ranked Choice Condorcet. Instant Runoff is a band aid for the most glaring failing of the plurality system, but it doesn't actually support moving away from the two party system. If anything it might just increase polarization as each major party would gain more strawman to bash.
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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t...
by ethbr0 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @01:39PM
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The downside of high-plurality systems is the lack of voter knowledge, especially without the historical press function.
I'd support that if it were coupled with multiple-choice position forms that were required to be filled out by each candidate, covering core issues and options. That is, no free response, not-an-answer answers.
Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t...
by mindslight on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @02:13PM
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Given the type of candidates that tend to occupy the low plurality spots, I'd say that problem is there regardless.
But yes, I totally agree with your proposal. I can even see it helping with cutting through all the boilerplate verbiage candidates are having to use to pay respects to various things, and return some focus on actual policies.
Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t...
by ethbr0 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @06:59PM
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Vote Smart tried to do something similar... but the effective end result was that few candidates wanted to go on the record. https://votesmart.org/for-candidates/
Which is a shame, because "knowing what you're voting for" seems like a critical component of democracy, and campaign ads are useless (and expensive).