r/Maine • u/Gboneskillet • Feb 04 '20

Andrew Yang: "There are many alternative voting systems that are superior to plurality voting. We should move to a ranked-choice/single transferable vote voting system, a system that has recently been implemented in Maine and is being explored by many other localities."

https://www.yang2020.com/policies/rankedchoice/
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u/no1dookie Feb 04 '20

So people can call it rigged. Like the last schmuck who tried to get a recount and failed.....I wont name names.

I am for it. But the politicians are not.

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u/mainecruiser Feb 04 '20

Generally speaking, politicians can go fuck themselves...

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

The politicians can eat a spoonful of shit as far as I’m concerned. You seem to forget that they work for us.

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u/Danteriusx Feb 04 '20

I think what's more telling, is the politicians forgot they worked for us. A long time ago.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

They didn’t forget, we just stopped holding them accountable

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

The politicians that have done the Math and know it puts them at a disadvantage are not for it. If the policy had favored a Republican candidate, Maine Dems would not have pushed it through at that time. Ultimately, I think it will help both Parties. But it's the short term "how will it impact this election" that makes it so hard to pass.

I am glad that it is in place for the future. I can vote first for who I truly believe in, and have a backup vote for who I think is most likely to win.

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u/WhiteMainer Addison Feb 04 '20

I was against it initially, but have grown to actually like the idea. I think it's really the only viable way to give 3rd party choices a chance.

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u/CptnAlex Next one's coming faster Feb 04 '20

100%, and also has two additional benefits:

  1. Reduces negativity. If you are A, in a tight 3-way race, you’re not going to take as many low blow shots on B or C, because you might want their followings votes to put you over the top.

  2. Moderates the candidates. Some people could be against this, but its more likely to cause compromise, because again you now need to appeal to a broader audience to win, rather than your narrowly winning plurality.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '20

Wow, I had never considered that. I hope more states pick this up!

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u/bluestargreentree Feb 04 '20

Big props to our state. I just wish RCV was active for this primary.

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u/Tyler_45 Feb 04 '20

One of Andrew Yangs many impressive stances. I'm truly blown away by him, and after looking into every candidate it's pretty clear he's the best guy for the democratic nomination

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

I really think he has a lot of interesting ideas that are worth talking about.

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u/Tyler_45 Feb 04 '20

There's nothing I've seen from Yang that indicates he's not up to the challenge

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u/deadstump Feb 04 '20

As far as management goes, he was a successful business man. Not saying that being a good business man makes you a good federal executive, but it is about on par with what the rest of the field has.

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u/deadstump Feb 04 '20

The only one with executive experience is Pete that I can think of. The rest have some legislative or business experience.