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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by mindslight on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @02:13PM (#35458282)
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.

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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by ethbr0 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @06:59PM (#35461643)
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).

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