Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is a bad idea, anywhere. Here in the Great Land, we’ve had a couple of hard lessons on just how bad it is, as we have been saddled with another term of Senator Princess Lisa Murkowski and Democrat Mary Peltola as our sole House representative, largely because of that ill-fated scheme.
RCV is on the ballot for repeal here in Alaska this fall, and with a bit of luck, we’ll dump it into history’s ashbin. But in the meantime, Mary Peltola’s reported friend and mentor, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) wants to take this bad idea nationwide. Must Read Alaska’s Suzanne Downing has the story:
Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a mentor and ally of Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska, is a sponsor of legislation to force ranked-choice voting onto U.S. congressional elections for both the House and Senate — across all the states.
Raskin and Democrat Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia…
