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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Democracy
Date: 6 Oct 2024 03:17:47 GMT
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On Sat, 5 Oct 2024 07:57:27 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:

> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 20:26:12 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> 
>>> Ranked-choice is technically not “proportional representation”, but it
>>> does have a lot of the same effect. And it might be a better fit for
>>> places (like the US) where individuals matter more than parties.
>> 
>> A couple of initiatives are on the ballot in this state that might lead
>> to a ranked choice system. One is a 'top four' open primary and the
>> other is a requirement for a majority rather than a plurality.
>> 
>> It's somewhat controversial on both sides. In many parts of the state
>> 'top four' becomes a de facto Republican primary which isn't quite what
>> the supporters envision.
>> 
>> It will be interesting. The Democrats tried to get the Greens thrown
>> off the ballot. Not very democratic of them, is it?
>> 
>> 
> Everybody complains about rigging when they’re the ones getting cut out,
> but then, if they get the chance, turn around and do it to everybody
> else.

Absolutely. It's a pretty red state so it's usually the Democrats trying 
to be tricky. The Green votes will potentially hurt them more so get rid 
of the Greens. One year they promoted Libertarians figuring that vote 
would hurt the Republicans more to the point where the Libertarian 
candidate they were trying to promote said "DON'T VOTE FOR ME."