RE: Partisanship and Gridlock – An Analogy
Great analogy!!!
For moving forward, we need to get rid of parties or use an election system better suited for parties. Our election system (First past the post) is best for no parties.
The media needs to stop being biased and give voters facts and all options. The duopoly with the assistance of the media keep 3rd parties suppressed. Restrictive ballot access and/or the continuation of the lie (taken for fact) 3rd party vote is a wasted vote.
The do not votes have technically won every election in the last 30 yrs. If they actually voted for a 3rd option there might be change.
States need to reform their EC votes to be proportional instead of winner take all. Sure congress would probably end up choosing the President but they are the one's who need to work with them.
Ranked choice voting! Ranked choice voting! Ranked choice voting!
I have been preaching this for years but so far only Maine is on board and even there it’s only for state level office.
Agree with you completely! Add to that the primary system and you are left with candidates who have to be extreme to even make it to a general election, because only the most dedicated voters show up to vote in the primaries, and these people tend to also be the most extreme in their views.
I forget about the primary system as I only participated in once to get a feel for it. RCV should be used in primaries. UT GOP has used it for rural counties so it can eliminate run off elections.
The duopoly needs to end..both parties should dissolve. I grew up in Canada so saw political parties being reborn quite often. With all the contention with the DNC and GOP its a wonder that has happened. People are too afraid of change.