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Biden’s latest campaign video is a Marjorie Taylor Greene speech (www.independent.co.uk)

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The White House and Democratic members of Congress called Georgia Republican’s comparison a ‘compliment’

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[-] Wiz@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

That needs to change, full stop!

America's system of voting "first past the post" ensures that one of the top two candidates will win. It pretty much guarantees a two-party system will win.

So, the strategy would be:

1. Try to get an alternative voting system like "Ranked Choice Voting" in place. This has been done successfully in Maine and Alaska, I think. We need more of it. [Yes, I know Ranked Choice is not perfect, but it's definitely better than we have.]
1. Until then, your best vote (mathematically) is to vote for one of the top two candidates that is closest to what you want. Yes, you'll have to hold your nose a few times to vote for the "least worst" of the two, but honestly, it's better than the alternative, of having the "worst worst" of the two.

Hope this helps.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You don't even have to oppose the two party system to support ranked choice. I like ranked choice, especially for state reps/senators, and I'm very pro two-party system.

I know it opens the door to other parties I don't necessarily want to exist, but it's just a good idea full stop.

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