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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,295 posts)
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 11:44 AM Sep 2022

Not a wild hypothetical to think Virginia might still be blue if the GOP hadn't used ranked-choice

Not a wild hypothetical to think Virginia might still be blue if the GOP hadn't used ranked-choice voting to nominate Youngkin.

You do the math on how a Terry McAuliffe vs. Amanda Chase matchup would've gone.

The reaction to ranked choice voting in Alaska was illuminating because the system was being evaluated not on fairness or efficiency but whether or not it produced a Republican victory, the only outcome its right wing critics would see as legitimate http://on.theatln.tc/hCs635q


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Not a wild hypothetical to think Virginia might still be blue if the GOP hadn't used ranked-choice (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 OP
Maybe the fix was built in. 58Sunliner Sep 2022 #1
I live in Virginia, democratic voters were not excited about Terry mccollough Heather MC Sep 2022 #2

58Sunliner

(4,987 posts)
1. Maybe the fix was built in.
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 12:13 PM
Sep 2022

Republican convention-goers are trying it. So are local Democrats in Arlington. And beginning July 1, 2021, Virginia cities and counties can opt-in to ranked-choice voting for local elections -- so long as they foot the bill.

 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
2. I live in Virginia, democratic voters were not excited about Terry mccollough
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 12:36 PM
Sep 2022

And frankly the only reason he won the last time is because Bob Mcconnell was on his way to jail.
And Terry mccollough made that huge mistake When he insinuated parents shouldn't have anything to do with their children's public education.

He shot himself in the foot🤷🏾‍♀️

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