US Midterm Election Megathread II: The Stretch Run Begins

[San Lumen]

Thats who was chosen in the primary. Blame the stupid two top primary

No shit. I'd rather blame the people who voted for such an asinine system. Many of them are likely the people who voted for such asinine candidates.

It was created in a free and fair election via a referendum. The only way to repeal it is another referendum

[Telconi]

No shit. I'd rather blame the people who voted for such an asinine system. Many of them are likely the people who voted for such asinine candidates.

It was created in a free and fair election via a referendum. The only way to repeal it is another referendum

Yes, I'm aware of how it was created. Which is entirely irrelevant to it being hot garbage.

[San Lumen]

It was created in a free and fair election via a referendum. The only way to repeal it is another referendum

Yes, I'm aware of how it was created. Which is entirely irrelevant to it being hot garbage.

I don't disagree its a stupid system

[Telconi]

Yes, I'm aware of how it was created. Which is entirely irrelevant to it being hot garbage.

I don't disagree its a stupid system

And, given the results of such a system, voting is a waste of my time, at least in that race it surely is.

[San Lumen]

I don't disagree its a stupid system

And, given the results of such a system, voting is a waste of my time, at least in that race it surely is.

Diane Feinstein wasn't going to lose even if a Republican was running

[Telconi]

And, given the results of such a system, voting is a waste of my time, at least in that race it surely is.

Diane Feinstein wasn't going to lose even if a Republican was running

Yeah, but at least I could cast a vote.

[Bienenhalde]

No its not

Sure it is!

Did you vote in the primary?

[Telconi]

Sure it is!

Did you vote in the primary?

Yes.

[Shrillland]

Yes, I'm aware of how it was created. Which is entirely irrelevant to it being hot garbage.

I don't disagree its a stupid system

No it isn't. They just didn't go far enough. To fix it, you guys need to expand even further and introduce RCV to California.

[Telconi]

I don't disagree its a stupid system

No it isn't. They just didn't go far enough. To fix it, you guys need to expand even further and introduce RCV to California.

Yeah, lets not.

[San Lumen]

I don't disagree its a stupid system

No it isn't. They just didn't go far enough. To fix it, you guys need to expand even further and introduce RCV to California.

Whats RCV

[Shrillland]

No it isn't. They just didn't go far enough. To fix it, you guys need to expand even further and introduce RCV to California.

Yeah, lets not.

It would fix the whole one-party-general mess by eliminating most shutouts at the very least. Hell, if you guys had it this year, Bradley would've been all but guaranteed Spot 2 with at least 25% of the vote.

[Shrillland]

No it isn't. They just didn't go far enough. To fix it, you guys need to expand even further and introduce RCV to California.

Whats RCV

Ranked-choice voting, like in Maine and Australia.

[Thuzbekistan]

Whats RCV

Ranked-choice voting, like in Maine and Australia.

What's the advantage of that?

[Valrifell]

Ranked-choice voting, like in Maine and Australia.

What's the advantage of that?

You're less likely to end up with two unpopular candidates and more likely to end up with two popular/palatable candidates.

[Zurkerx]

Yeah, lets not.

It would fix the whole one-party-general mess by eliminating most shutouts at the very least. Hell, if you guys had it this year, Bradley would've been all but guaranteed Spot 2 with at least 25% of the vote.

Though to be fair, can the average American really look at a RCV ballot and vote correctly? Me think not. However, I do support a RCV nonetheless.

[Len Hyet]

Ranked-choice voting, like in Maine and Australia.

What's the advantage of that?

So ranked-choice voting means that on your ballot instead of selecting Candidate A, B, C, or D, you can rank candidates in your order of preference. So your ballot might look like:

1. Candidate D

2. Candidate B

3. Candidate A

Then everyone's first choices are counted. If no candidate gets a majority of the vote, then the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. So the first round might look like:

Candidate A - 1200 votes

Candidate B - 1500 votes

Candidate C - 1000 votes

Candidate D - 800 votes

Since Candidate D has the lowest number of votes, any ballot that put Candidate D as their first choice is counted for their second choice. Since the above ballot chose D-B-A, their vote now counts for candidate B. So after Candidate D is eliminated, it'd look like:

Candidate A - 1300 votes

Candidate B - 2000 votes

Candidate C - 1200 votes

Since no candidate has yet reached 50% of the vote, the next lowest candidate is again eliminated, this time Candidate C. So now the count might look like:

Candidate A - 1900 votes

Candidate B - 2600 votes

Candidate B now has more than 50% of the vote, and thus wins the election. The benefit is that you can now vote for a 3rd party candidate without throwing away your vote. So 3rd parties are now viable options, without "giving away" the election to the opposition.

[Thuzbekistan]

I like. And if I dont like a candidate AT ALL, I could just not put them down? Maybe I only want to vote for one candidate and not the others?

[Petrasylvania]

I like. And if I dont like a candidate AT ALL, I could just not put them down? Maybe I only want to vote for one candidate and not the others?

Then you can't complain about the choices or who won.

[Valrifell]

I like. And if I dont like a candidate AT ALL, I could just not put them down? Maybe I only want to vote for one candidate and not the others?

Then you can just leave the other options blank or as 4s.

[The Liberated Territories]

Voting is useless anyway.

No its not

Please explain why voting for anyone other than *insert left wing candidate* in my state of NJ matters.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

No its not

Please explain why voting for anyone other than *insert left wing candidate* in my state of NJ matters.

More Republican votes draw a Democrat to the right. See West Virginia.

[Thuzbekistan]

I like. And if I dont like a candidate AT ALL, I could just not put them down? Maybe I only want to vote for one candidate and not the others?

Then you can't complain about the choices or who won.

Wtf is with this attitude. I voted in this case, didnt I? I can complain still. Seriously people that think that you can't complain if you voted a certain way or didnt like any of the options and didn't vote are just dumb.

[Kaggeceria]

Please explain why voting for anyone other than *insert left wing candidate* in my state of NJ matters.

More Republican votes draw a Democrat to the right. See West Virginia.

Can we trade Manchin for Murkowski?

[The Liberated Territories]

Please explain why voting for anyone other than *insert left wing candidate* in my state of NJ matters.

More Republican votes draw a Democrat to the right. See West Virginia.

Anomalous when you vote for Jeb Bush but your options are Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton. Even if the winning candidate moves to the right, your vote still gets compromised.