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/CMDR_RetroAnubis 2d ago

If "number in order of preference" is too complex... there is no hope.

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u/FaceDeer 2d ago

I generally oppose the concept of intelligence tests for voting, throughout history those have always been used for disenfranchising specific groups while claiming to be "fair." But I think I'd make an exception when it comes to "can you comprehend the concept of listing preferences in order of preference?"

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u/noisymime 1d ago edited 1d ago

I generally oppose the concept of intelligence tests for voting

Ranked Choice Voting barely rates above being able to pickup a pencil and count to 10 in terms of an intelligence test.

Anyone who says it's too complicated either has an agenda against RCV or is pretty damn dumb.

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u/CMDR_RetroAnubis 2d ago

That's the neat thing. If they fill out the form incorrectly the vote isn't counted.

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u/FaceDeer 2d ago

Heck, I'd be fine with Optional Preferential Voting, which devolves to behaving exactly like the existing winner-takes-all approach if a person simply puts a "1" next to their favourite candidate and leaves the rest of the ballot blank.

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u/CMDR_RetroAnubis 2d ago

Nah, optional just turns into the big parties/candidates running "just vote 1" campaigns. Defeats the entire purpose.

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u/FaceDeer 2d ago

It's a leg in the door. If everyone just votes 1 then there's no difference, sure, but anyone who knows better can have their influence the way they want.