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Martin Eden

(16,011 posts)
27. Neither am I. They couldn't bring themselves to vote for Trump
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 02:00 PM
Sep 2024

With a "normal" Republican nominee, most of tjem would probably vote R.

Which means Instant Runoff Voting wouldn't be as much of a factor.

Of course, a discussion about the impact of ranked choice is hypothetical because there's little prospect of it being implemented at the national level.

Personally, I like the idea of letting voters select their first choice without helping to elect their last choice.

Also, I like the idea that it could move electoral politics more into a contest of ideas, away from the bitterly polarized binary choice we have now.

In the realm of ideas rather than lies and fearmongering, Trumpism collapses. Democratic policies better serve the interests of the majority of Americans.

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The pupose of that party is to help Republicans win JI7 Sep 2024 #1
Bravo AOC SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #2
I met Jill Stein and asked her HarryM Sep 2024 #3
Well, Jill Stein certainly fulfilled Putin's aims. SunSeeker Sep 2024 #4
I recall people here donating money to her for her fake recount n/t MichMan Sep 2024 #5
That was me, for one. CommonHumanity Sep 2024 #6
P.T Barnum nailed it MichMan Sep 2024 #7
People that wanted Democracy to continue unfortunately trusted Stein in a moment of desperation EleanorR Sep 2024 #38
Electing Trump messed up the con. yardwork Sep 2024 #8
We need Instant Runoff (ranked choice) voting Martin Eden Sep 2024 #9
First, there are no runoffs in Presidential elections SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #10
Obviously, which is why we need Instant Runoff Voting Martin Eden Sep 2024 #12
Never said they would SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #13
You assume a majority of Green voters are irrational, or blinded by hate Martin Eden Sep 2024 #14
No You're assuming SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #15
You have no evidence, so logic must be applied Martin Eden Sep 2024 #18
That's not logic, it's assumptions SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #19
Bullshit. I provided several good reasons Martin Eden Sep 2024 #22
You provided several assumptions SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #23
Maybe Cirsium Sep 2024 #28
She's still a grifter SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #29
Gary Johnson received 3x the votes that Jill Stein did in 2016 MichMan Sep 2024 #16
THAT is a valid point Martin Eden Sep 2024 #20
Just not convinced that Libertarian voters would have switched to the Democratic candidate rather than the Republican MichMan Sep 2024 #25
Neither am I. They couldn't bring themselves to vote for Trump Martin Eden Sep 2024 #27
I would support JustAnotherGen Sep 2024 #31
Electoral College, gerrymandering, and the Citizens United ruling Martin Eden Sep 2024 #34
I descend from enslaved Americans JustAnotherGen Sep 2024 #35
With ending the Electoral College. RandomNumbers Sep 2024 #33
Green means DonCoquixote Sep 2024 #11
How many rubles is democracy worth, moondust Sep 2024 #17
Here's the boilerplate I have for the third party fans, both 'Greens' and 'Lie-bertarians'(sic) GoneOffShore Sep 2024 #21
Good mvd Sep 2024 #24
She is a chaos agent. enigmania Sep 2024 #26
There should be a requirement to be on the ballot for President LiberalFighter Sep 2024 #30
She may have been more of a threat in 2016. She's not getting nearly the support now. lees1975 Sep 2024 #32
3 doors up from me JustAnotherGen Sep 2024 #36
I'm no fan of AOC, but she seems to be maturing in office. nt Tarheel_Dem Sep 2024 #37
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