A quick thought on ballot ranking, from an article where I quote:
"A lot of voters - especially a lot of idealistic left-wing voters - are a bit silly about this and worry that if they preference a party they dislike they may help it win. Well yes, but your preference can only ever reach that party if the only other parties left in the contest are the ones you have preferenced behind it or not at all! If that's the case then someone from that list is going to win a seat, whether you decide to help the lesser evils beat the greater evils or not. "
I believe Maxime Bernier lost to Andrew Scheer in 2017, a clear lesser of evils, in that US-style presidential leadership race because those who purchased a ballot (how the corrupt Canadian parties work) kept ranking past those who they thought were worthy.
This sidelined Bernier, and pushed him out of mainstream politics, which I believe is a critically important outcome.
This is one of many places that self-identified right-wing always win over self-identified left-wing, which is that the right-wing are far more willing to be long-term strategic.
This is so inspirational!!!!! hell yes!
There is so much in there -- thanks.
A quick thought on ballot ranking, from an article where I quote:
"A lot of voters - especially a lot of idealistic left-wing voters - are a bit silly about this and worry that if they preference a party they dislike they may help it win. Well yes, but your preference can only ever reach that party if the only other parties left in the contest are the ones you have preferenced behind it or not at all! If that's the case then someone from that list is going to win a seat, whether you decide to help the lesser evils beat the greater evils or not. "
https://r.flora.ca/p/conservative-democrats-fail
I believe Maxime Bernier lost to Andrew Scheer in 2017, a clear lesser of evils, in that US-style presidential leadership race because those who purchased a ballot (how the corrupt Canadian parties work) kept ranking past those who they thought were worthy.
This sidelined Bernier, and pushed him out of mainstream politics, which I believe is a critically important outcome.
This is one of many places that self-identified right-wing always win over self-identified left-wing, which is that the right-wing are far more willing to be long-term strategic.