The two progressive lawmakers have addressed massive crowds in solidly red states including Idaho and Utah in recent days, as party of the national Fighting Oligarchy Tour.
A survey taken by Harvard’s Center for American Political Studies and Harris between April 9-10 found that 72% of Democratic voters supported politicians like Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), “who are calling on Democrats to adopt a more aggressive stance towards Trump and his administration and ‘fight harder’,” rather than leaders who are willing to “compromise” with President Donald Trump.
Like 60% of Americans want a third party
https://news.gallup.com/poll/512135/support-third-political-party.aspx
60% of Americans don’t understand how math & a two party first past the post electoral system works.
People say that but in practice third parties don’t end up with many votes, so there’s a disconnect: either the current third parties aren’t known or appealing enough, or people aren’t voting them because they’re scared of throwing their vote away (a consequence of FPTP), or there’s some serious disenfranchisement going on and that requires fixing the system before third parties will be viable. Hell, even the Dems are barely viable, they always eek out victories even when winning the popular vote. All that gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement probably hits third parties way harder.
My guess is that third parties will only be viable when something like Ranked Choice Voting gets implemented instead of First Past The Post. Also, a better selection of third parties because the current one is kinda pathetic.
RCV is illegal in at least 4 states right now. The GOP is making it illegal everywhere they can.
Wow, I had no idea they went so far as to specifically outlaw it. That’s insanely evil and all the more reason to stop wasting votes on third parties… which may not matter anymore given the way things are rapidly deteriorating…