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[–] FatCat -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Electoral systems is a pretty nerdy topic (despite how important it is for who gets power), so it is not an issue the typical voter cares for. Therefore there is not enough political capital for such large reforms to be taken on by politicians.

[–] knexcar 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Based on the about of Lemmy comments advocating for it, it seems like the typical voter is pretty passionate about ranked choice voting.

[–] FatCat -1 points 5 months ago

Based on a super niche subset of chronically online youth - this applies to everyone. 🤪