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It would hurt the current duopoly so you can expect a significant pushback against it. If MA passes theirs it could pick up real mainstream momentum though.
by dicomdan 6y ago
It would hurt the current duopoly so you can expect a significant pushback against it.
If MA passes theirs it could pick up real mainstream momentum though.
- drewrv 6y ago> It would hurt the current duopoly I get that this is conventional wisdom, and a lot of smaller parties support rank choice voting because they think it helps them. But neither of the major parties like "spoiler" candidates, it seems like the ability to "collect" votes from the green or libertarian parties would be in their interest. I suspect the reason it's not more widespread is more mundane. It isn't incomprehensible, but it's more complicated than what we have. If you're explaining you're losing. Also people are (perhaps rightly) cautious about messing with how elections happen. Finally, it doesn't ignite the same passions as abortion or police reform. The interest groups pushing most strongly for it are, by definition, small and not really powerful.
- jmholla 6y agoThat's why I'm a bigger fan of approval voting. No ballot updates and people just check next to who they like.
- godelski 6y agoActually I think this is why we see widespread support for RCV, because it still favors the major parties. On the other hand, cardinal systems (approval or STAR), do not favor mainstream parties. Really they don't favor any party.