Two topics deserve two paragraphs, perhaps with commentary about why polarization has gotten this bad. Partisan gerrymanders + other methods have rendered almost every district in the country NON-COMPETITIVE. Races are won in a handful of districts in a few swing states. It’s ridiculous! That’s NOT a representative government.
Plurality voting / first past the post devolves to this duopoly in which politicians are incentives to attack one another. All they need is 30% of an extremist base and they can get elected! We need ranked choice voting, proportional representations, open primaries. If Michigan joins, we could pass the National Popular Vote. Maine just did.
“That said, polling has shown the public to be broadly dissatisfied with the state of our politics. They don’t really like their choices for president. While unemployment is at historic lows and wages are rising steadily, inflation is persistent and irritating. Pricing aren’t increasing at the rate they were a year ago, but inflation is still above the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%, making cuts to interest rates unlikely in the near-term.”
Two topics deserve two paragraphs, perhaps with commentary about why polarization has gotten this bad. Partisan gerrymanders + other methods have rendered almost every district in the country NON-COMPETITIVE. Races are won in a handful of districts in a few swing states. It’s ridiculous! That’s NOT a representative government.
Plurality voting / first past the post devolves to this duopoly in which politicians are incentives to attack one another. All they need is 30% of an extremist base and they can get elected! We need ranked choice voting, proportional representations, open primaries. If Michigan joins, we could pass the National Popular Vote. Maine just did.
“That said, polling has shown the public to be broadly dissatisfied with the state of our politics. They don’t really like their choices for president. While unemployment is at historic lows and wages are rising steadily, inflation is persistent and irritating. Pricing aren’t increasing at the rate they were a year ago, but inflation is still above the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%, making cuts to interest rates unlikely in the near-term.”