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mowotlarx t1_j1hn9g5 wrote

Ari Kagan switched parties so he didn't have to run in a primary against Justin Brannan and lose in his newly drawn district. That's about it.

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spydormunkay t1_j1hp905 wrote

Another case for ranked choice voting at the general election, not just primaries. If anything, I'm in favor of doing away with primaries, and just doing an open general election with ranked choice voting.

It gets rid of weird shit like this where people are incentivized to evade party primaries because they know they'll lose a primary, but win a general election.

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actualtext t1_j1jdrh3 wrote

Isn’t the city council subject to ranked choice voting? Or is it just the mayor?

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spydormunkay t1_j1jfbbr wrote

Party primaries and special elections only. The general election is FPTP.

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_Maxolotl t1_j1jq7wt wrote

End primaries.

Just do a ranked choice, non-partisan general election.

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CBR929_Guy t1_j1hox2d wrote

Brannan has a heavily gerrymandered district. They literally split Dyker Heights into 3 districts and made a 1 block wide connector through it for Justin.

We need fair districts. Gerrymandering is the oldest form of voter suppression.

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_Maxolotl t1_j1jq5po wrote

Ranked choice should've been implemented here as non-partisan, with only one election per cycle, like it's been done in many other cities.

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