Stephen Starr in Hamtramck, Michigan
Mon 14 Oct 2024 11.00 EDT

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How does that translate into reality? More people want Medicare For All and legalized weed, and even abortion rights. It isn’t as simple as saying “it could be if enough people pushed for it,” the parties don’t operate on public will.

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Do you believe no legislation has ever been passed due to public will?

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I believe what drives the direction of the parties is maintaining their position and appeasing their donors. Legislation that fits popular will but goes against the former drives, like RCV, are a fantasy.

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https://thefga.org/research/ranked-choice-voting-partisan-plot-to-disrupt-elections/

Great, it works out for the democrats, we just need it to be popular.

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