“According to FEC filings, the Synapse Group has worked for Republican Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination this cycle, as well as GOP candidates for Congress. Synapse has also been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for field and canvassing work by America PAC, the outside spending group started by allies of Musk that has spent millions of dollars this election cycle to boost Trump and oppose Democrats.”

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        That’s not ALL the democrats. That’s not a message by the entire party.

        Eta: yes since my last comment it was reintroduced by the same guy, at the time I commented it had not been reintroduced in 2024

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          It’s from some of the most senior democrats from the progressive and centrist wings and would permanently destroy Gerrymandering, I’m pretty sure most democrats would support it given the chance.

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              Really? You think the Democrats should be spending valuable time in an election year talking about a niche electoral reform that most people would need explained?

              There’s a reason 99% of political rhetoric revolves around bread and butter issues or something that can be used to scare people. RCV is neither of those, and most people who are actually dedicated to getting RCV already know about FairVote and the Democratic party’s willingness to pass RCV.

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                Niche? I thought it was an idea the entire Dem group was putting forth legislation on, now it’s an obscure idea we have to take time to explain? Your last paragraph contradicts your first one - is approval voting so niche that Dems don’t know about it and can’t talk about it and have to explain, or is it so well known that every Dem already has openly stated their support of it?

                Yes, Dems should take time during campaigns to talk about actual policy. That’s what campaigns are for.

                99% of status quo talking points are boring because our representatives are bad at their jobs.

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                  You’re pretty consistently putting words in people’s mouths, moving goalposts, and just generally acting with intellectual dishonesty.

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                  I thought it was an idea the entire Dem group was putting forth legislation on

                  They literally did not say that. Strawman. Fallacious.

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                  Niche? I thought it was an idea the entire Dem group was putting forth legislation on

                  There’s a difference between the Democratic base and the Democratic Party politicians who make decisions. RCV is somewhat popular among the Democratic Party politicians, it’s basically unknown of/uncared about by the base. That’s how it’s both niche, and desired by the Party. I’m sure you knew this though.

                  Yes, Dems should take time during campaigns to talk about actual policy. That’s what campaigns are for.

                  That’s what they do. Literally every single election.

                  99% of status quo talking points are boring because our representatives are bad at their jobs.

                  No they’re boring to you, because they’re not meant to appeal to you, you do not represent the majority of the Democratic base, the Democratic base is mostly middle aged college educated liberals, not hyper-online leftists.

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                    Gee, wonder why Democrats have a likability issue. You don’t need to alienate people for them. Unless you hate them? It’s always so hard to tell with you all

                    Most people I speak with, most average Americans, have a HUGE problem with the two party system and are open to things like approval or ranked choice voting. Go to any bar and talk to anyone. In terms of democracy, that’s majority voters. Since I’m not authoritarian or fascist, I think it’s important for representatives to hear issues like these and represent their people’s wishes.

                    Both parties benefit from preventing progress. That’s why we are hashing out abortion issues from the fucking 70s. We’re arguing about child care, something Republicans wanted originally in…again, the 70s.

                    Democrat politicians are NOT making this a central talking point because they benefit from ignoring their base. You’re right that they enjoy bypassing their civic duty as representatives of everyone. If they wanted to, they’d all be talking about it at every campaign to make it a theme/rally cry. They choose not to and to use old talking points that you can hear more eloquently said from the original trials and speeches of the 70s. It’s a niche issue in the media. It’s intentionally ignored by Democrat leadership. It’s desired and known by most people.

                    Unfortunately for you, I’m aware of the power I have as an individual. I will keep talking and keep advocating.