65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.

  • prole@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Direct democracy has shown to be a pretty bad idea. It’s useful here and there for certain things like referenda, but to use it for everything? Fuck that, no way. People are fucking dumb and are already constantly voting against their interests.

    I mean just look at Brexit. And that would be just the tip of the iceberg if we ran our entire country that way.

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      1 year ago

      A two party system where each side does whatever it takes to stay in positions of power has shown to be a pretty bad idea as well.

      What else do we have to work with?

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        1 year ago

        The two party system is a direct result of first past the post voting system. Ranked choice would go a long way toward fixing things.

        Parliamentary system would work too. They often have 5+ viable parties.