S2 Ep87: Ranked Choice Voting

This week, we learn about an innovative method of voting that would allow for equal opportunity for 3rd party candidates. We learn about the pros and cons of changing our system to ranked choice voting. We also learn about the different stages of political party systems the United States has cycled through. SOURCES https://rankthevote.wpengine.com/?page_id=10#howrcv https://civicsforlife.org/the-pros-and-cons-of-open-primaries-and-ranked-choice-voting/?utm_term=ranked%20choice%20voting&utm_campaign=Rank+Choice+Voting&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2833943392&hsa_cam=20284138772&hsa_grp=145582066050&hsa_ad=662820095171&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-339918182565&hsa_kw=ranked%20choice%20voting&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTfQV7oMexIebuBOrI4pkCoMhwinBu4x5ODMKwYGGn2PhJohjBuDgmUaAs76EALw_wcB https://fairvote.org/election-day-2023-ranked-choice-voting-in-action/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked_voting https://www.voterchoicenj.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTejxkOid4wHkKvT5xsDYNJUUZHfsBTNZ8CRZIXYMprDELzDg2UJYTsaAj_QEALw_wcB https://www.sightline.org/introduction-to-ranked-choice-voting/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTeulWFlYiFHMjfaaXzxJ6ovJHlVXNZ8PObeDFkhsMIyCyVuWCcLlq0aAgexEALw_wcB https://www.sightline.org/about/ https://my.lwv.org/vermont/article/pros-and-cons-instant-runoff-ranked-choice-voting https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/osamericangovernment/chapter/the-two-party-system/ https://www.history.com/news/whig-party-collapse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Durning https://my.lwv.org/