Ranked-choice voting

[Politruk]

NYC's primary elections tomorrow will use ranked-choice voting. That's where instead of voting for just one candidate, you get to rank them in order of preference. If nobody wins 50%+ of first-choice votes, your second-choice vote is applied, and so on, until somebody has 50%+.

Stephen Colbert explains it:

 

[YDB95]

We have it in Australia, and it's great. Here you can safely vote for the Greens without spoiling the vote for Labor. Not like in the US where Green = "Get Republicans Elected Every November". The sooner we use it in America, the better.

 

[Politruk]

Based on the results in NYC, we may hope a lot more cities and states will consider switching over to ranked-choice voting.

 

[YDB95]

Based on the results in NYC, we may hope a lot more cities and states will consider switching over to ranked-choice voting.

I don't know about that...Republicans and conservative Democrats everywhere are probably scared shitless about it now.

 

[Politruk]

From FairVote:

June 25, 2025 – Meredith Sumpter, FairVote president and CEO, shared the following statement on initial results in New York City’s ranked choice voting primary:

“Ranked choice voting helped deliver a different kind of campaign in New York City – one that Zohran Mamdani called ‘the politics of the future’ as he stood on stage with opponent Brad Lander at his victory party last night. Instead of tearing each other down, candidates criss-crossed the city together and campaigned alongside one another on issues important to voters.

“Because of ranked choice voting, voters got more choice and more competition. The city will get a majority nominee without a costly, low-turnout July runoff.

“RCV may not have changed the outcome, but it changed the campaign. The energetic, ever-present, media-savvy campaign that rose from 1% in the polls used RCV to build a broad coalition and share a positive vision with more voters. The favorite, who by all accounts ran a poor campaign, seemed to ignore RCV.

“It’s not just the mayoral outcome: in its first use of RCV in 2021, New York City saw its highest turnout since 1989 – turnout went even higher yesterday. In the first use of RCV, voters elected the city’s first-ever majority-women council – they are poised to do it again.

“Voting is becoming ranking in our nation’s largest city. Just as it has in dozens of cities and states, ranked choice voting in New York is delivering more choice and voice for voters, better campaigns, and more representative outcomes.”

 

[nowisthetime]

Definitely agree. Ranked-choice just makes sense because you’re not stuck choosing the “lesser evil,” and it cuts down on vote-splitting. If your first pick doesn’t have a shot, at least your next choice still counts. It’s not perfect, but it’s a step in the right direction.

 

[Wilson23]

Definitely agree. Ranked-choice just makes sense because you’re not stuck choosing the “lesser evil,” and it cuts down on vote-splitting. If your first pick doesn’t have a shot, at least your next choice still counts. It’s not perfect, but it’s a step in the right direction.

This is further along in the right direction.

 

[Chadrone]

We have it in Australia, and it's great. Here you can safely vote for the Greens without spoiling the vote for Labor. Not like in the US where Green = "Get Republicans Elected Every November". The sooner we use it in America, the better.

Probably against voter ID and for open borders, just let the whole 3rd world come in and rat fuck Americans out of every bit of prosperity possible.....EQUITY!!! Because FUCK America... It's the most democrat thing ever.

 

[Wilson23]

Probably against voter ID and for open borders, just let the whole 3rd world come in and rat fuck Americans out of every bit of prosperity possible.....EQUITY!!! Because FUCK America... It's the most democrat thing ever.

None of that has anything at all to do with this.

 

[Chadrone]

None of that has anything at all to do with this.

Sure it does...it's all about getting as many commies in power to destroy America as quickly and as thoroughly as possible all in order to turn "democracy" into "let's rob these mother fuckers!!" .

If it wasn't, ya'll wouldn't be supporting the shit.

 

[Wilson23]

Sure it does...it's all about getting as many commies in power to destroy America as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.

Mamdani is no Commie and will contribute nothing at all to America's destruction. Improvement is not destruction.

 

[Chadrone]

Mamdani is no Commie and will contribute nothing at all to America's destruction. Improvement is not destruction.

Lie to yourself all you like.

 

[Wilson23]

Lie to yourself all you like.

Why should I, when I have you to do it for me?

 

[Chadrone]

Why should I, when I have you to do it for me?

Says the only liar between the two of us.

 

[Wilson23]

Says the only liar between the two of us.

Your posts on this board are never honest!

 

[Chadrone]

Your posts on this board are never honest!

Says the guy who thinks he gets to redefine what is and isn't "left" and "right" for the whole planet.

Oh and you think women can have dicks.

 

[Wilson23]

Says the guy who thinks he gets to redefine what is and isn't "left" and "right" for the whole planet.

Oh and you think women can have dicks.

Says the idiot who thinks fascists are leftists!

 

[Chadrone]

Says the idiot who thinks fascists are leftists!

Socialist are leftist.

 

[Wilson23]

Socialist are leftist.

And fascists are not socialists. We've been over this, quite recently, and you were wrong every time. Never think you know better than Orwell.

 

[Chadrone]

And fascists are not socialists.

They are definatively so.

We've been over this, quite recently, and you were wrong every time. Never think you know better than Orwell.

Yea you tried to redefine "the left" as "marxism" and you got face fucked with a shovel for it too.....

 

[Wilson23]

Yea you tried to redefine "the left" as "marxism" and you got face fucked with a shovel for it too.....

The left includes a lot that is not Marxist -- but nothing that is fascist.

 

[Chadrone]

The left includes a lot that is not Marxist -- but nothing that is fascist.

Yea, why not?? Being socialist makes them lefties.

You can't point to anything about that that is inherently right, but you can point to their economic views that do make them left.

 

[Wilson23]

Yea, why not?? Being socialist makes them lefties.

Fascists were never socialists, not even when they claimed to be. Fascist economics are completely different.

You can't turn this around. This will always be a point I can cite to prove your stupidity -- and so will the chicks-with-dicks thing.

 

[Chadrone]

Fascists were never socialists, not even when they claimed to be. Fascist economics are completely different.

No they aren't. State controlled economy is socialism no matter what kind of socialist they are. Marxist have no total and absolute claim to it.

You can't turn this around. This will always be a point I can cite to prove your stupidity -- and so will the chicks-with-dicks thing.

Nope, you're as wrong about this as women having dicks.

 

[Wilson23]

No they aren't. State controlled economy is socialism no matter what kind of socialist they are.

Lie. Nothing is socialist unless its aims are radically egalitarian. Fascism -- conservatism in general -- is all about hierarchy (not liberty).