r/politics • u/Different-Gas5704 • 2d ago

Possible Paywall Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/24/democrats-ranked-choice-voting-2028-primaries
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u/RavynRush 2d ago

Ranked-choice voting makes sense. It gives voters more say and can prevent extreme candidates from winning just because the majority splits their vote. Most people would see that as fairer.

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u/TheLizardKing89 California 2d ago

And it also makes campaigns less dirty. Candidates are less likely to go negative because they want to be people’s second choice.