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End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?

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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
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    It sucks. You get the worst of all worlds.

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • JollyJ Jolly

      It sucks. You get the worst of all worlds.

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      @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

      It sucks. You get the worst of all worlds.

      Disagree. I fail to see how ranked voting gets the worst people elected.

      AOC is the best we can do? MTG is the best we can do? Ihan Omar is the best we can do? Lauren Boebert is the best we can do? etc etc

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        You get a Murkowski. A person who does not represent a majority of the people of her state.

        Tell me where you find ranked voting in the Constitution? I find it spits in the face of "one man, one vote".

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • JollyJ Jolly

          You get a Murkowski. A person who does not represent a majority of the people of her state.

          Tell me where you find ranked voting in the Constitution? I find it spits in the face of "one man, one vote".

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          @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

          I find it spits in the face of "one man, one vote".

          LOL. Tell me how the electoral college works for this.

          (I know I know I know, it is in the Constitution and it is not going to change).

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          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

            @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

            I find it spits in the face of "one man, one vote".

            LOL. Tell me how the electoral college works for this.

            (I know I know I know, it is in the Constitution and it is not going to change).

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            @taiwan_girl said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

            @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

            I find it spits in the face of "one man, one vote".

            LOL. Tell me how the electoral college works for this.

            (I know I know I know, it is in the Constitution and it is not going to change).

            Comparing apples and kumquats?

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • JollyJ Jolly

              @taiwan_girl said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

              @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

              I find it spits in the face of "one man, one vote".

              LOL. Tell me how the electoral college works for this.

              (I know I know I know, it is in the Constitution and it is not going to change).

              Comparing apples and kumquats?

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              @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

              @taiwan_girl said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

              @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

              I find it spits in the face of "one man, one vote".

              LOL. Tell me how the electoral college works for this.

              (I know I know I know, it is in the Constitution and it is not going to change).

              Comparing apples and kumquats?

              Of course. But not sure why this is so bad.

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              • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                From what I understand, the ranked choice voting seems to reduce the "outliers" on both sides. From my 10000 ft view, that seems to be a good thing.

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                @taiwan_girl said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

                From what I understand, the ranked choice voting seems to reduce the "outliers" on both sides. From my 10000 ft view, that seems to be a good thing.

                It’s a great thing for moderation. Fringes hate it because it defangs them.

                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                -Cormac McCarthy

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                  Going back a bit...To me, Alaska doesn't have what we called a Jungle Primary. We had those in Louisiana for years. Everybody ran in the primary, regardless of party. The top two then ran in a run-off election.

                  Alaska has ranked choice, which is different.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • JollyJ Jolly

                    Going back a bit...To me, Alaska doesn't have what we called a Jungle Primary. We had those in Louisiana for years. Everybody ran in the primary, regardless of party. The top two then ran in a run-off election.

                    Alaska has ranked choice, which is different.

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                    George K
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                    @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

                    Going back a bit...To me, Alaska doesn't have what we called a Jungle Primary. We had those in Louisiana for years. Everybody ran in the primary, regardless of party. The top two then ran in a run-off election.

                    Alaska has ranked choice, which is different.

                    Sorry....

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG George K

                      @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

                      Going back a bit...To me, Alaska doesn't have what we called a Jungle Primary. We had those in Louisiana for years. Everybody ran in the primary, regardless of party. The top two then ran in a run-off election.

                      Alaska has ranked choice, which is different.

                      Sorry....

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                      @George-K said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

                      @Jolly said in End of the "Jungle Primary" in Alaska?:

                      Going back a bit...To me, Alaska doesn't have what we called a Jungle Primary. We had those in Louisiana for years. Everybody ran in the primary, regardless of party. The top two then ran in a run-off election.

                      Alaska has ranked choice, which is different.

                      Sorry....

                      I think you can argue it either way.

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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