Rusty Hicks concerned that Democrats could crowd each other out in ‘open’ system and hand victory to Republicans
My question:
Why can't we use ranked choice voting instead?
Top California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/california-democrats-republicans-governor
8 Comments
lettruthout@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 123d
If only there was a system where voters could rank their candidate preferences!
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 123d
The problem is it's unlimited how many can run...
That's why Cali keeps getting shitty governors, neoliberals coordinate because if they don't they piss of their mutual donors. Those same donors fund "Jill Stein style" candidate to dive the lefts vote.
But the party can't just change it, it's a law Schwarzenegger passed.
The most they can do is try to get candidates to drop out, or pledge to change the process if they win. In any case, he's not saying we need to find what's perfect or he doesn't know what to do, he's saying we need to change it to almost anything else.
And Newsom is the only one who can, and he won't.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 0 pts · 123d
Now Democrats are concerned there might be too many Democrats!? The fuck is wrong with that party
leoj@piefed.social · 1 pts · 120d
did you uhh read the article?
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 0 pts · 120d
Yes I did. Did you
I'll take the down vote as "no"
leoj@piefed.social · 1 pts · 119d
I didn't vote on anything, and I did read the article, but apparently I read different words than you.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 1 pts · 119d
Ok
Sxan@piefed.zip · -8 pts · 123d
Because, from Democrat's point of view, it opens þe field to 3rd parties. Yes, þey're between a rock and a hard place right now, but if þey change to RCV þey sacrifice a position of power forever. Right now þey have a captive audience who has to vote for þe lesser of two evils. I believe þe party would raþer give up a gubernatorial for a term, þan perpetually sacrifice dominance in þe state.
Boþ parties oppose RCV for þis reason. It's þe right approach, but don't look to þe Democrat establishment to champion or evrn support it, even if it's þe only way to keep þe mansion.