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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I get why people say you "have to" vote against someone in a First Past The Post voting system. What I don't get is the inaction from the democratic party on changing the voting system between elections.

I wish the democrats had one tenth the urgency they claim to have. Democracy is one election away from falling... wouldn't you want multiple chances to defeat the republicans every election?

Democrats are so full of themselves, they won't accept that they might have to step out of the way to prevent the republicans from ruining this country. This fight is greater then the democratic party. They should start acting like it by pushing to get rid of FPTP voting in the states they control.

[–] zalgotext 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What I don't get is the inaction from the democratic party on changing the voting system between elections.

  1. The Democrats didn't secure a large enough majority in previous elections to overcome Republican resistance to changing things like FPTP voting or the electoral college.

  2. There is a lot of contention within the Democratic party (at the federal level at least) as it shifts further towards the right in an effort to remain in power. Getting rid of FPTP voting would make it harder for centrist/right leaning Democrats to remain in power.

Several states have switched to RCV for some of their elections, and progress has been slow, but it's being made. If you want to see more, elect people that prioritize implementing better voting systems.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

right leaning Democrats

all Democrat party members are right leaning

[–] explodicle 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Bernie is ~~a~~ left-leaning ~~Democrat~~ and opposes FPTP. I'm glad he got re-elected!

Edit: I am wrong

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Bernie is not a Democrat.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

Democrats are so full of themselves, they won’t accept that they might have to step out of the way to prevent the republicans from ruining this country

you mean like biden did?