(11-05-2020, 06:51 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote:

(11-05-2020, 06:11 PM)mikesez Wrote: I'm still a Republican.
I'm going to do everything in my power (which is not a lot) to rid the party of his personality.
If the 2016 Republican presidential primary used proportional representation like the Democrats do, or if they used an approval voting system, or a ranked choice voting system, we'd be talking about how president Rubio or president Cruz just crushed Joe Biden to earn a second term.
We've got to fix this "one round, pick one" voting system at all levels.

Those were my #1 and #2 choices in 2016

Those guys could have done so much better than Trump, on every level.  Having Trump in the primary would have pushed them to be a bit more populist, but then one of them would have beat Trump, and become a hero for left and right.  Instead of being a footstool for an incompetent narcissist for four years.

They wouldn't even have had to change party rules or voting software. Just write, "vote for as many candidates as you like" on the ballot.

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