The Alaska Republican Party, during its quarterly meeting that took place in Fairbanks on Saturday, passed a resolution that recommends Alaskans vote “Yes” on Ballot Measure 2, which would restore the voting procedures that were in place before voters approved ranked-choice voting methods in 2020.
Alaska has been part of a push by Outside dark money coming from groups like UniteUs.org and FairVote.org to get ranked-choice voting in place in every state. These groups understand the Republican voters, many of whom are not inclined to rank candidates. Ranked-choice voting favors the more malleable Democrat voters who will do so.
Alaska has been part of a push by Outside dark money coming from groups like UniteUs.org and FairVote.org to get ranked-choice voting in place in every state.
Someone explain how fairvote is “dark money”?
These groups understand the Republican voters, many of whom are not inclined to rank candidates.
Whoever wrote this attempted hit piece is an idiot.
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Ah- that old horse again. Today’s party of confederate statues and rebel flags pointing fingers at 200 year old political positions.
Don’t read this trash.
This article is bullshit from a disinfo website:
Alaska has been part of a push by Outside dark money coming from groups like UniteUs.org and FairVote.org to get ranked-choice voting in place in every state.
These groups understand the Republican voters, many of whom are not inclined to rank candidates. Ranked-choice voting favors the more malleable Democrat voters who will do so.
Or in other words, Democrats are more likely to actually think about their votes and find things to appreciate in multiple candidates, while Republicans are more likely to just slavishly vote for whoever has an ® after their name and disregard everything and everyone else.
And arguably more to the point, Republican politicians count on that.
Ranked choice enables actual sane candidates, because people are allowed to vote for people who aren’t insane without costing the lesser evil (because primaries massively benefit the most liberal/conservative in their respective parties) their vote.
Third party candidates are wasted votes now. Ranked choice lets you vote for them, then if they’re eliminated, you still get to vote for the less bad person.
Republican voters, many of whom are not inclined to rank candidates. Ranked-choice voting favors the more malleable Democrat voters
This makes absolutely no sense. Not inclined to rank candidates? What the fuck does that mean? Humans rank things. We have preferences. Malleable voters is also absolute nonsense.
Ranked choice favors the candidate that the majority of voters support. Republicans oppose it because they want to win seats where the majority of voters don’t want their candidates or policies.
While I don’t agree with your statement, as a republican, I have no ability to tell you whether I like or dislike what you’ve said. I know which one and only statement I like, and your statement was not it.
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Republicans are more likely to just slavishly vote for whoever has an [R] after their name and disregard everything and everyone else.
Huh, when you put it that way, it almost sounds as if Republican voters aren’t very smart. /s
