07-08-2019, 04:43 PM
(07-08-2019, 04:05 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I honestly have no idea why the US hasn't adopted [ranked choice voting] yet. At least for Presidential Primaries and Elections...
Because elections are the purview of the states, constitutionally speaking, and because those elected make the rules instead of those doing the electing. So, first, you have over 50 different political entities doing their own thing. In addition to that, the elected officials make the rules for elections in most places. They want to hold onto power, and ranked choice voting, or other possibilities (such as ending partisan gerrymandering) reduce their power and their ability to hold onto it. More democracy takes power away from elected officials, so their inclination is to favor less democratic policies.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
