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Justinontheinternet t1_j67qd2w wrote

Guys, there’s only one party in CT. Wtf is everyone talking about ranked choice when there is no choice in this state. It’s been blue for over 20 years 🤣

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Darrone t1_j68dzs9 wrote

That's, uh, the point? Instead of a single candidate, with all other votes being "thrown away" you can rank your choice to empower 3rd parties and in primaries, candidates less mainstream. It tackles the problem of "vote for X? You're throwing your vote away!".

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smkmn13 t1_j68bsyj wrote

I think the point is RCV would allow for legitimate 3rd (and 4th and 5th) choices that would benefit everyone. There are plenty of Democratic voters, for example, that would be interested in voting for a different, perhaps even more liberal candidate if it didn't mean implicitly supporting the nominated Republican.

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hillarysabortedson t1_j68g6r6 wrote

You’re finally seeing the true colors with some of the commentary here. It’s a hope that by implementing RCV, the state can be pushed even further to the left.

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CoarsePage t1_j6936qb wrote

Yeah I'd like to vote for a politician marginally to the left of Nixon.

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hillarysabortedson t1_j6abz4r wrote

Nixon:

  • raised the minimum wage by 40% in 1974
  • proposed the Family Assistance Program that would have guaranteed a minimum annual wage for families
  • proposed expanding Medicare / Medicaid so that everyone would be covered by a government program
  • signed the Clean Air Act and created the EPA and OSHA
  • expanded the food stamps program

Maybe do some research.

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CoarsePage t1_j6bk4rg wrote

Yes, the majority of democrats are less progressive then Nixon, that's my point.

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