No, RCV wouldn't. The fundamental problem of electoral politics being a game between factions pre-approved by the bourgeoisie won't change, there are even safeguards preventing unwanted change that losing parties and government branches can pull in the rare event a worker party won.

It's the perfect carrot, it won't get passed nor would it change much.

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[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (3 children)

You have a few options for enacting ranked choice voting at the national level:

Win hundreds, possibly thousands, of state-level House and Senate seats with the largest grass roots voter mobilization ever seen in the US to, a) enact legislation in all 50 states or b) ratify an amendment to the constitution, that mandates it.
Kill enough republicans in a national civil war to make sure that when elections happen, there aren't enough republicans left to win an election, then enact the above.
Overthrow the entire US government in a much bloodier national coup and set up whatever government you want.

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[–] Commiunism@beehaw.org 7 points 5 days ago

Imma be real as an European, we kinda have the same problem here even with better voting systems. You either vote for "nothing ever happens" parties or literal Russia funded reactionary nazis.

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[–] onecarmel@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

Given the reality of the world we live in, Dems are the best we have right now.

Obama pulled this country out of the worst economy it’s been in since the 30’s. Brought healthcare to countless Americans (my wife would no longer be with us due to the cancer she had - Medicaid allowed her to be treated). He legalized gay marriage. Allowed gay and lesbian people to openly serve in the military. Gave the order that killed Osama bin Laden. We’ve all seen firsthand cities and towns be fixed up from the stimulus bills he passed in 2009. I could go on and on.

Hard for someone like Biden to follow that up being the next Democrat in line.

Meanwhile Trump has done everything to gut the work that Obama did, and make life worse for Americans in general. The last few weeks have felt like years in some sense with all the garbage he’s pulled. He’s bringing back another set of corporate tax cuts that are gonna fuck over a bunch of middle and lower class families.

They aren’t comparable.

At least we have a fighting chance for change under Democrats. They just need to give the old goons the boot.

Say all you want about us providing aid in conflicts worldwide, but that’s what we’ve always done. We all have it great here in terms of safety because of those decisions. I can count on one hand how many times we’ve had foreign powers attack us on our soil since the revolutionary war. Hamas is a proxy of Iran/Russia, so of course we’re gonna back Israel. Same reason we’re backing Ukraine over Russia.

[–] wiLD0@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Relative to the other fully developed countries, a mainstream Democrat is a homeopathic liberal.

[–] vegafjord@freeradical.zone 2 points 4 days ago

@AbsoluteChicagoDog Don't give your voice to the Genocidal Regimes of America. Instead use your actual voice fully. Don't let yourself be compromized by the machine.

[–] greenracoon@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (7 children)

This “both sides are the same” lie is just as tiring as Trump’s lie about winning.

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