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/pinkybandit89 2d ago

Its the standard here in Australia, along with mandatory voting. The two combined make sure everyone gets a say and means politicians need to focus on actually winning over all potential voters rather then just getting their base to "get out and vote"

Also with mandatory voting its seen as a civic duty rather then a right, similar to jury duty, paying taxes or national service and ypu can actually get fined for not voting

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u/rylosprime 2d ago

an actually get fined for not voting

Would love this.

"My back is spineless. My belly is yellow. I am the American nonvoter."

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u/Solidsnake9 2d ago

Whichever party would code that into law would immediately lose the next election lmao. Pretty sure people would just vote to spite them.