My point is that changing the deeply-entrenched status quo is not a matter of looking at a spreadsheet and picking the "best" option. The consequences of the al

My point is that changing the deeply-entrenched status quo is not a matter of looking at a spreadsheet and picking the "best" option. The consequences of the alternative have to be preferable over the consequences of the status quo to the voter base. No amount of rabble-rousing will make people vote against their own best interests.