Opinion columnist @henryolsenEPPC writes in support of #RankedChoiceVoting scheme designed to weed out conservative candidates & protect incumbents.
It's been a recipe for disaster, leading to confusion among voters & further undermining their confidence in election outcomes. 1/
It's been a recipe for disaster, leading to confusion among voters & further undermining their confidence in election outcomes. 1/
https://twitter.com/henryolsenEPPC/status/1560294795813142530
Olsen concedes that @lisamurkowski has only survived her recent challenge because Dems have successfully rallied their votes to help her preserve her power in Alaska's ranked choice open primary system.
"If Alaska were a normal state, Murkowski would have been clobbered" 2/
"If Alaska were a normal state, Murkowski would have been clobbered" 2/
Under RCV, incumbents like Murkowski are protected from dissatisfied GOP voters because they can earn the votes of Dems who'd rather she retain her power than have it swing to a more conservative challenger.
It can also work in the other direction, benefitting incumbent Dems. 3/
It can also work in the other direction, benefitting incumbent Dems. 3/
The RCV scheme is a political welfare system for failing parties and unpopular incumbents who’ve lost the trust of their constituents. 4/ #ElectionIntegrity
The voting scheme that dilutes conservative votes and protects failed lawmakers must always be rejected.
No, Henry. The U.S. won’t—and doesn’t need to—become like Europe.
RCV is a bad idea, but maybe he's blinded by his anti-Trumpism. 5/
No, Henry. The U.S. won’t—and doesn’t need to—become like Europe.
RCV is a bad idea, but maybe he's blinded by his anti-Trumpism. 5/
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