geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 14 days agoBernie Sanders gets fact checkedlemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareLyrl@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoAustralia has had ranked choice voting for decades. Wikipedia describes their system as a “mild” two-party system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Australia I don’t see any reason the US would have a different outcome. But I believe transitioning from our current “hard” two-party system to a “mild” one would be a huge positive.
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoThe Netherlands always had 10-20 parties. Maybe Australia should simply push for more parties…more choice is always better
Australia has had ranked choice voting for decades. Wikipedia describes their system as a “mild” two-party system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Australia
I don’t see any reason the US would have a different outcome. But I believe transitioning from our current “hard” two-party system to a “mild” one would be a huge positive.
The Netherlands always had 10-20 parties.
Maybe Australia should simply push for more parties…more choice is always better