Why Republicans, moderates see ranked choice voting as an opportunity in a post-Trump era

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Why Republicans, moderates see ranked choice voting as an opportunity in a post-Trump era
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Progressives embraced the ranked choice voting system early on as a way to box out establishment-friendly candidates. But several recent and higher profile elections have rendered a different reality.

Some progressives are skeptical that the format favors any party or ideology.

. “Under ranked choice voting, just like in the more traditional … system, the winner is generally the candidate who can make the broadest appeal to the largest share of the electorate.”endorsed Wiley “Big picture, ranked choice voting is a great opportunity for progressives,” said Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America’s CEO. “I think we've got a lot of work to do in teaching candidates how the system works, so they can figure out how to navigate it.”

“Core GOP voters want a serious conservative fighter to back, not a clown car of crazy,” said the operative, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about intraparty dynamics. “Another prime example of where instant runoff voting for the GOP primary, and the general, would make a hell of a lot of sense.”

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