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Why Republicans are rallying against ‘woke’ ranked-choice voting
Washington Examiner ^
| 7/03/21
| Emily Brooks
Posted on 07/03/2021 6:57:06 PM PDT by Libloather
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Just read that Denver maybe switching over.
To: Libloather
Democrat Party lusts for One Party Rule.
Democrat Party ADMIRES Red China.
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posted on
07/03/2021 6:59:13 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: Libloather
RCV is voting more than the once allowed per person by law.
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:06:19 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
To: Libloather
Advocates argue that ranked-choice voting could eliminate anger over the “spoiler effect” that independent candidates sometimes haveThat is a problem. How many times have Libertarian candidates enabled the Dem to win? But runoffs take care of that.
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:17:12 PM PDT
by
lasereye
To: Libloather
Poor Denver.
Everybody should be rallying against RCV. Even the leftists are complaining about it in NYC after last week’s complete screw-up.
I don’t know who thinks it’s a good idea. It can take weeks just to find out who won.
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:19:05 PM PDT
by
livius
To: lasereye
Its about establishing the supremacy of the big parties.
Third party votes are whittled into the big parties in Australia by this kind of voting down there in general elections.
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:21:29 PM PDT
by
Nextrush
(FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
To: livius
The Republican Party of Virginia used ranked-choice voting to nominate statewide offices this year.
As far as I know there were no problems with it.
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:24:54 PM PDT
by
brianl703
To: Libloather
Has anybody run simulations that test how to game the system so that the primary vote goes to the least desirable but the second vote goes to the real desired candidate?
Is it possible to run a Dark Horse campaign with this tactic to ensure that the second vote actually wins?
-PJ
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:25:36 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
To: lasereye
> How many times have Libertarian candidates enabled the Dem to win? But runoffs take care of that. <
I agree with you. As I see it, runoffs and ranked voting are, in general, a good thing.
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:25:45 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
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To: Libloather
Commie Emily Brooks peddling this Left Wing con thinks she is real smart .
Notice how the Commie uses the term Popular .
When in fact its a Huge Organized Effort lead by Cali Socialists Groups to ram this this thru everywhere funded by trust fund lear jet leftists .
Fellow Commie Emily ignores reporting that FACT .
Lefty Emily somehow forgets FL voters shot this commie idea down a few years ago .
Comrade Emily its not that popular .
This sociopath peddling half truths are now working at the Never Trumper
Examiner .
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:27:49 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(Gop DC Globalists are the real danger )
To: Libloather
Republicans are rallying against ‘woke’ ranked-choice voting Well, that would be a first for modern Republicans to rally around anything other than their own personal power. Perhaps that is what this is really about.
To: livius; Liz
It can take weeks just to find out who won.Uh, oh. Iowa was just warmup.
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:32:12 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Leaning Right
Hell No .
This scam insures no Gop candidate will ever win .
This scam is funded across the country by Lear jet leftist trust fund Demo Rats .
Stop being so naive .
A Cali socialist group tried to ram this thru on FL .
Thank god it was voted down .
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:32:34 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(Gop DC Globalists are the real danger)
To: Libloather
Stalin
Its not who votes but who counts the votes .
Commie 101. - Demand Rank Voting .
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:35:07 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(Gop DC Globalists are the real danger)
To: ncalburt
> This scam insures no Gop candidate will ever win. <
Please explain, and maybe give an example.
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:39:00 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
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To: Leaning Right
You haven't figured it out yet .
The Lefty funds a sea of phony Gop candidates and splits the Gop side and the left has one option nationwide .
The left have the big money now .
How do you think Linda Grahnesty gets reelected .
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posted on
07/03/2021 7:55:43 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(Gop DC Globalists are the real danger)
To: Libloather
If they are, it’s only because Republicans haven’t figured out how to use it to their advantage yet.
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posted on
07/03/2021 8:04:44 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: bigbob
And they will never will.
The stupid party .
The Rich commies are funding the rank voting in every state they can for this reason .
They have no religion but political power .
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posted on
07/03/2021 8:11:11 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(Gop DC Globalists are the real danger)
To: Libloather
It’s like proverbial multiple hanging chads per vote … what could possibly go wrong?
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posted on
07/03/2021 8:13:47 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: ncalburt
> The Lefty funds a sea of phony Gop candidates and splits the Gop side and the left has one option nationwide. The left have the big money now. <
I agree! But then wouldn’t ranked voting or a run-off minimize that?
Here’s an example. Let’s say that a true conservative is running against a true liberal. But there’s a third candidate. Maybe he’s a phony conservative. Or maybe he’s an earnest libertarian.
The phony conservative or the libertarian is going to siphon votes away from the true conservative. So the liberal is more likely to win. But ranked voting or a runoff would make that much less likely.
By the way, I’m aware that this is a two-edged sword. Instead of a phony conservative or a libertarian, the third candidate could be a far-left radical. In that case ranked voting or a runoff would hurt the conservative candidate.
I guess the bottom line, for me anyway, is that (for better or worse) the majority should get its way. Ranked voting or a runoff would help that.
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posted on
07/03/2021 8:14:28 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
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