Not as much as two groups of children that refuse to work with the other side. DC was a mess before Trump and if we the people keep electing the same self serving pricks, it will be a mess long after Trump has left office.
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You can't see 45 is even more self serving. Will create just as many problems, probably more, as he solves.
Ranked choice voting system will break the 2 party stranglehold.
I don't doubt he is self serving name, a rich person that is not. He is only President though, congress creates way more problems. The ranked choice we will never agree on, it would allow a few states to out vote the rest, making elections a joke.
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I don't think you understand ranked choice voting system. Has nothing to do with changing the electoral college. Maine just had an election with it.
"A candidate has to appeal to a wide swath of voters"
Parties are voted for, not candidates. The voted in party dictates which person of that party fills the seat.
"It will eliminate or greatly reduce what we have now."
With the transferring of votes, all the votes end up back at the major parties. Same problem just a different route to get there.
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Maybe the same 2 parties but less radical extremes and thus a candidate that has broader support from the voting base.
I vote for candidates not parties.
Straight ticket voters are a naive bunch
"Australia has used it for a century."
They also have MANDATORY voting, and if the party you voted for does not win they can shift their votes to a different party of their choosing. Don't sing the praises too high, it still has big flaws with unforeseen consequences.
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That is the main reason it works. A candidate has to appeal to a wide swath of voters. It will eliminate or greatly reduce what we have now. Which is a very polarizing system.
"I vote for candidates not parties."
The Australian system you are using (as an example of what we [in the USA] should use) does not give that option, they CAN ONLY vote for a party.
So if you think "straight ticket voters are a naive bunch" imagine having not other option, because they don't.
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IF A PARTY CLAIMS THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CROSS BORDERS AND VOTE AT WILL. DOES THAT PARTY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT YOUR RIGHT TO SELF DEFENSE?