#ranked choice voting

[titleknown]

So, a comparatively high amount of states are voting on the fate of ranked choice voting this year. Missouri is voting on whether or not to kill it, Alaska is voting on whether or not to keep it, and most importantly, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho are voting on whether or not to adopt ranked choice voting, with maybe Colorado to follow.

And if you live in these states, even if you don't want to vote at the top of the ticket, I urge you to get out there and vote in favor of ranked choice voting on all of them.

Like, the two-party monopoly is a big part of the reason why politics in this country is so shit, and a big part of that is our "first past the post" system making it basically mathematically impossible for candidates outside of them to win anything beyond a local or state level.

So, if you want to try and break the cycle of voting for the lesser evil, of bipartisan cruelty towards the Global South and the country's own citizens alike, we need to change this and we need to vote on it where we can.

[monstrousliarstold]

[saywhat-politics]

Trump, MAGA fury as Spencer Pratt drops to third in LA mayor race

President Donald Trump called elections in California "crooked" after Spencer Pratt fell into third place in the LA Mayoral race

President Donald Trump and prominent voices in the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement have voiced their fury with California's elections after Spencer Pratt dropped into third place in the Los Angeles mayoral race.

The slow vote-counting process in California has been under scrutiny since primaries were held last week, in which right-leaning candidates held leads over left-leaning rivals in the initial count in the mayor and governor elections.

In recent days, Pratt—a registered Republican with a nod of approval from Trump—has seen his lead over Nithya Raman, a Democratic City Council member, fall away, as they compete to join incumbent Karen Bass, also a Democrat, in a run-off election in November.

Conservatives pretending to care about LA reminds me of conservatives pretending to care about women's sports

[creature-wizard]

Reminder:

Trump breaks silence on Israel's military campaign in Gaza: 'Finish the problem'

The former president has largely avoided weighing in on Gaza as President Joe Biden has faced criticism from within the Democratic coalition

Kamala Harris pushes White House to be more sympathetic toward Palestinians

Her response to the Israel-Hamas war underscores how Democrats are walking a fine line between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian constituencies

Yes, in a perfect world we could vote for and elect a third-party candidate with a stronger pro-Palestine position than Harris. But without federal ranked choice voting, getting a third party candidate elected president is essentially impossible. Also, getting rid of the electoral college is a must. The Republican Party, meanwhile, will never let these things happen if they have their way. So let's do our best to keep the Republicans out of office this election, and stick these things on our future to-do list so that down the road so we can elect a third-party candidate.

[spaceasianmillennial]

Important for NYC Primary Ranked Choice Voting and Shutting Out Andrew Cuomo

[bootleg-nessie]

US politics is so funny because it’s like “Vote for Hitler instead of Mega Hitler! If you vote for Hitler instead of Mega Hitler we can finally make real progress and eliminate Hitlerism in the government for good! Trust me guys it’ll be a permanent fix this time!” But repeated every four years

[radiotheradio]

Wow it’s so cool that Elon and Donnie Trump want to kill each other! I hope we live in a world where Democrats will actually use this leverage to help push back against the spending bill the threatens to cut food stamps and healthcare to millions of Americans instead of doing fuck all like they always do!

Anyway, for no particular reason, I see it prudent to remind you all that if you want something more than fascist party or wet paper rag party, that YOU could help push for Ranked Choice Voting! You could vote for your favorite third party AND THEN put the wet paper rag as your damage control! The cycle of bullshit could stop if we implement RCV into local, then state, the federal levels. You can join your local RVC organization today!

[gender-critical-analytical]

Hey, there's a petition in Michigan to put ranked choice voting on the ballot for the 2026 election, if you live in MI I highly recommend you find a petitioner near you to sign, and/or, if you're able, you sign up to help get some signatures! I'm volunteering with them currently, and have obviously signed, but the more people, the better, this is a pretty big initiative and I have a lot of hope that it can be done!