Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman didn’t hold back during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Saturday in America,” delivering a blunt critique of what he
The problem is FPTP voting which (just to explain for anyone who hasn’t heard this a million times) makes it irrational to vote for a third-party, because every vote for a party that isn’t the closest-to-center-bell-curve-left party is more likely to split the vote for left-leaning voters, and therefore functions as a vote for right (in the US’s case, fascist) party.
And the problem with that is, we need to implement ranked choice or similar voting in state- and nation-wide races for the situation to improve, which takes years of planning in every locality, and our attention is absolutely destroyed by constant crises.
We do have other parties.
The problem is FPTP voting which (just to explain for anyone who hasn’t heard this a million times) makes it irrational to vote for a third-party, because every vote for a party that isn’t the closest-to-center-bell-curve-left party is more likely to split the vote for left-leaning voters, and therefore functions as a vote for right (in the US’s case, fascist) party.
And the problem with that is, we need to implement ranked choice or similar voting in state- and nation-wide races for the situation to improve, which takes years of planning in every locality, and our attention is absolutely destroyed by constant crises.
Yes the system is bullshit which is why I have no faith in it.