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minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-222 days agoI think of it more like Republicans disintegrate. Democrats become the conservative party, ranked choice passes and we get coalitions with numerous third parties.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoWhy would Democrats pass ranked choice when they don’t have competition under existing system? Has anyone ever yielded power voluntarily? OK, sometimes very illuminated and virtuous souls do that. Just in case, these are not on the ballot.
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoIn my hypothetical a progressive party would surely arise to contest the conservative democrats. Hopefully they would bring ranked choice mainstream.
I think of it more like Republicans disintegrate. Democrats become the conservative party, ranked choice passes and we get coalitions with numerous third parties.
Why would Democrats pass ranked choice when they don’t have competition under existing system?
Has anyone ever yielded power voluntarily?
OK, sometimes very illuminated and virtuous souls do that. Just in case, these are not on the ballot.
In my hypothetical a progressive party would surely arise to contest the conservative democrats. Hopefully they would bring ranked choice mainstream.