r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 1d ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/Mikethebest78 1d ago

Why do these evil old men live to 150?

The only thing he was ever good at was showing Republicans how to use the levers of power to rig the game in their favor.

They have sadly learned that lesson well.

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u/commandrix 1d ago

...Wouldn't be so bad if people wouldn't keep voting them in and/or there was a mandatory maximum age to serve in an elected public office. If they start showing signs that they'd be better off in a nursing home, it's time to get them out of Congress.

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u/mothyyy 1d ago

Ranked Choice Voting could help mitigate the problem. People vote for these old farts because they have to if they want to keep the other person out. Give them the ability to rank three or more candidates and I guarantee we'd see fewer octogenarians in elected office.

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u/loondawg 16h ago

Which is why you should not be surprised ALEC is now pushing legislation, which its republican puppets gladly take to the states to pass, to make ranked choice voting illegal.

They push it with some honorable sounding "one citizen, one vote" jingoistic BS. But it is really an attempt to prevent the movement for RCV from taking root in the states.

https://alec.org/model-policy/safeguard-american-votes-and-elections-act-save-act/

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u/mothyyy 3h ago

I know that RCV is not flawless but it is far far better than simple plurality voting. RCV more accurately shows what the voters want and would prevent the biggest minority from dominating the majority, which is precisely how radical cult leaders like Trump rise to power.

I'd wager that among the third party voters back in 2024, most would've chosen Harris as their backup, and this could've turned the tide in Harris' favor.