Notice how *red* states oppose anything that attempts to give more power to "We the People"? Just like the electoral college -- less fair favors Republicans.
Notice how *red* states oppose anything that attempts to give more power to "We the People"? Just like the electoral college -- less fair favors Republicans.
The GOP in Maine has been opposed to Ranked Choice Voting (though I would dispute their assertion that it is "widely opposed by voters in Maine"): https://www.mainegop.com/news/rcv
They have attempted to repeal it, and when that didn't work they opted to ignore it whenever and wherever they can. What's particularly frustrating is that Maine is a deeply purple state and it's not as though Republicans have historically been denied access to public office: our Governors have long been a mix of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Both of our US Congressional districts have gone back and forth between Democrats and Republicans, and two of our most well-known US Senators have been Republicans (Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe). Given that reality, it is hard to see how the current GOP's opposition to RCV is anything but a deeply partisan and self-serving position that does not reflect the needs or wants of our state.
Notice how *red* states oppose anything that attempts to give more power to "We the People"? Just like the electoral college -- less fair favors Republicans.
The GOP in Maine has been opposed to Ranked Choice Voting (though I would dispute their assertion that it is "widely opposed by voters in Maine"): https://www.mainegop.com/news/rcv
They have attempted to repeal it, and when that didn't work they opted to ignore it whenever and wherever they can. What's particularly frustrating is that Maine is a deeply purple state and it's not as though Republicans have historically been denied access to public office: our Governors have long been a mix of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Both of our US Congressional districts have gone back and forth between Democrats and Republicans, and two of our most well-known US Senators have been Republicans (Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe). Given that reality, it is hard to see how the current GOP's opposition to RCV is anything but a deeply partisan and self-serving position that does not reflect the needs or wants of our state.