• PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    But why would any current candidate that benefits from first past the post prefer ranked choice voting and why is it that magically a candidate that supports ranked choice voting will inevitably be preferred choice?

    It really sounds like you are using RCV as a Shangri-La, but really just enforcing the status-quo.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      This has happened already. Even though the landscape is dominated by the power hungry, there are in fact principled people who run to actually make a positive difference, from time to time. And yes, I would say that generally candidates who support ranked choice also agree with me on other issues.