Tom Paine 1949
Diamond Member
- Mar 15, 2020
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“Instead of choosing just one candidate, why not allow voters to rank all the contestants in order of preference? Ranked choice voting would not only eliminate the spoiler effect, but it would reduce strategic voting and jumpstart America’s transition away from the two-party system….
“Less than two years after my introduction to RCV, I now find myself living and working in Washington, D.C., the epicenter of American politics. During my time here, I haven’t met a single person who doesn’t want to talk politics. My fellow Washingtonians reference ‘The Hill’ in casual conversation and follow every last congressperson on Twitter. And yet, many of them have either never heard of RCV or don’t quite understand how it works.
“So if some of the most politically-attuned Americans don’t know the basics of ranked choice voting, what does that mean for our movement?
“It means we have a lot of work ahead of us, and it starts with you!
“First, take two minutes to watch this ranked choice voting video and master your own summarization of the process. Ranked choice voting isn’t difficult, but explaining any new concept takes practice….”
“Less than two years after my introduction to RCV, I now find myself living and working in Washington, D.C., the epicenter of American politics. During my time here, I haven’t met a single person who doesn’t want to talk politics. My fellow Washingtonians reference ‘The Hill’ in casual conversation and follow every last congressperson on Twitter. And yet, many of them have either never heard of RCV or don’t quite understand how it works.
“So if some of the most politically-attuned Americans don’t know the basics of ranked choice voting, what does that mean for our movement?
“It means we have a lot of work ahead of us, and it starts with you!
“First, take two minutes to watch this ranked choice voting video and master your own summarization of the process. Ranked choice voting isn’t difficult, but explaining any new concept takes practice….”
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