U.S. Sen. Ed Markey secured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ Senate primary Tuesday, once again fending off a push for generational change as he seeks a third term.
Markey, 80, defeated U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, who had attempted to argue that it was time to do away with the “status quo” in his pursuit to oust the octogenarian.
Yet Markey successfully pointed to Moulton’s more moderate positions to argue that it was Moulton — not the older incumbent — who was out of touch with the state’s voters. Perhaps no other issue defined the race more than transgender rights, and Markey repeatedly hit Moulton for previously saying he would not want his daughters to play against transgender athletes.
Ranked choice or really anything other than first past the post would solve that.
Absolutely. But that’s not the world we are living in today.
Until it is, we have to vote according to the confines of reality.
If I said they didn’t have to select three they could just pick two or one, would they be even more afraid? Would they run off screaming?
Ranked choice type voting needs to be pushed more at the state levels. Some have changed. It’s the only way to ever change the higher voting system. The ones in power certainly aren’t going to open the door for losing their job.
Ma voted against ranked choice just a few years ago.
Because it was too complicated.
God damnit. How is ranking things you like complicated? If I asked these people what are their top three ice cream flavors, would they just look at me with vacant eyes, like I just asked them to solve quantum physics?
There was a big campaign for no and the yes coalition seemed to just assume everyone knew it would be better.
Same thing for right to repair. God that ballot sucked.