#rcv

Kenny via his tiktok story.

Yes, in a perfect world we could vote for and elect a third-party candidate with a stronger pro-Palestine position than Harris. But without federal ranked choice voting, getting a third party candidate elected president is essentially impossible. Also, getting rid of the electoral college is a must. The Republican Party, meanwhile, will never let these things happen if they have their way. So let's do our best to keep the Republicans out of office this election, and stick these things on our future to-do list so that down the road so we can elect a third-party candidate.

Anyway, for no particular reason, I see it prudent to remind you all that if you want something more than fascist party or wet paper rag party, that YOU could help push for Ranked Choice Voting! You could vote for your favorite third party AND THEN put the wet paper rag as your damage control! The cycle of bullshit could stop if we implement RCV into local, then state, the federal levels. You can join your local RVC organization today!

“The Wonderful People of Alaska desperately want to restore Free, Fair, and Honest Elections in their Great State, and get rid of their disastrous, and very fraudulent, “Ranked-Choice Voting,” Trump said on Truth Social. An effort to repeal ranked choice voting in 2024 failed by just 737 votes. A separate repeal initiative, sponsored by figures aligned with the Alaska Republican Party, is set to appear on the 2026 general election ballot.  Trump gave his “complete and total support” to supporters of the repeal effort, including U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich, both Alaska Republicans running for reelection in November.  The president’s post was seized on by Republican candidates for Alaska statewide office who echoed his calls to strike down the voting system. Alaska voters narrowly approved a ballot measure in 2020 that implemented ranked choice voting for state and congressional elections, alongside open primary elections and tougher campaign finance disclosure requirements.  Ranked-choice voting in Alaska lets voters pick candidates in order of preference rather than choosing just one. If no candidate wins a majority of first-choice votes, the lowest-ranked candidate is eliminated and those votes are redistributed until someone surpasses 50% of votes.

The ranked-choice system marks Alaska as one of the few places in the USA that doesn't use a "First Past the Post" rule. Political scientists say first-past-the-post systems lead to increased polarization & entrench a two-party system.