#ranked-choice voting

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If you’re one of the millions of people pissed off that your choices are Trump or Biden with no real competitive third-party options, I’m sorry, but it’s too late for this election. There won’t be an energetic and unproblematic 40-year-old progressive with massive grassroots support and a deep campaigning budget magically appearing in the next four months.

Trump’s base is as energetic as ever, and conservatives are good at falling in line. Even a narrow Democrat majority won’t stop him. The electoral college is weighted in the Republican’s favor.

It is not enough for Trump to lose. Trump must lose CONVINCINGLY. Otherwise we’ll have to deal with a repeat of January 6 at best, or dictator-for-life Trump at worst.

Unless the reason you’re mad at Biden is because he raised your taxes, Trump is worse on every issue. You hate Biden continuing military aid and support for the Israeli government? Trump moved the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He will offer Israel MORE military aid and offer full-throated support for the genocide.

But it’s not too late for the next election. Get involved in your local politics. See what positions you might be qualified for and run for local office. For legal reasons, I definitely do not recommend engaging in civil disobedience or any illegal direct action. I do recommend educating yourself on the FairVote movement and getting involved in whatever election reform campaign you can access.

The point is, figure out a way to DO something instead of trying to stop other people from doing the most effective thing most of them know how to do.

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I’m really enjoying the polls on here but what would really be cool is if we had an option to make them ranked-choice.

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By BY KATIE GLUECK from New York in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/nyregion/mayoral-results-vote-count.html?partner=IFTTT Eric Adams kept his lead in a new tally of ranked-choice preferences, after the Board of Elections scrapped the results of an earlier count. N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Remains Tight With Adams Leading in Revised Tally New York Times

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/nyregion/nyc-mayor-candidates-election-results.html?partner=IFTTT Eric Adams called it “unfortunate,” Kathryn Garcia characterized it as “deeply troubling,” and Maya Wiley said it was simply a “failure.” Candidates react to Board of Elections error: ‘Sadly, it is impossible to be surprised.’ New York Times

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By BY KATIE GLUECK from New York in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/adams-garcia-wiley-mayor-ranked-choice.html?partner=IFTTT After voters’ ranked choices were tabulated, Mr. Adams led Kathryn Garcia by two percentage points, with nearly 125,000 absentee ballots still to be counted. Eric Adams’s Lead in Mayor’s Race Shrinks After First Ranked-Choice Tally New York Times

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By BY MIHIR ZAVERI from New York in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/what-next-with-rcv.html?partner=IFTTT Primary Day may have been one week ago, but many races across the city are still not decided because of ranked-choice voting. Time to Get Some Ranked-Choice Voting Results New York Times

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By BY ANNE BARNARD, KATIE GLUECK AND JEFFERY C. MAYS from New York in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/ranked-choice-voting-mayor.html?partner=IFTTT Absentee ballots won’t be included, but data to be released Tuesday could signal the way vote totals shift as the field is officially winnowed. Dry Run for Ranked-Choice Count May Hint at How N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Ends New York Times

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By BY SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL from Opinion in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/opinion/ranked-choice-new-york.html?partner=IFTTT It’s gaining popularity around the country. But like every voting system, it has its downsides. Can Ranked-Choice Voting Cure American Politics? New York Times