Kennystillalive@feddit.org to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoMark my words: they will put Kamala 2.0. or Gavin in the race for president instead of AOC or any other progressive.feddit.orgimagemessage-square380fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down197
arrow-up1942arrow-down1imageMark my words: they will put Kamala 2.0. or Gavin in the race for president instead of AOC or any other progressive.feddit.orgKennystillalive@feddit.org to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square380fedilink
minus-squareJaysyn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·1 day ago1.) Federally and statewide, you’ve got to vote for the party that isn’t making Ranked Choice or Star voting illegal, for starters. 2.) Locally, third parties have to actually run local candidates. They are a vanity party otherwise. If you can’t manage those two things, math & chaos theory guarantees that you’ll never have a 3rd party.
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI want Approval Votingand Sequential Proportional Approval Voting, but will support any electoral reform referendum or bill.
minus-squareJaysyn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoAnd when those get enough name recognition with the electorate, the GOP will start passing bills to make them illegal in red states.
1.) Federally and statewide, you’ve got to vote for the party that isn’t making Ranked Choice or Star voting illegal, for starters.
2.) Locally, third parties have to actually run local candidates. They are a vanity party otherwise.
If you can’t manage those two things, math & chaos theory guarantees that you’ll never have a 3rd party.
I want Approval Votingand Sequential Proportional Approval Voting, but will support any electoral reform referendum or bill.
And when those get enough name recognition with the electorate, the GOP will start passing bills to make them illegal in red states.