| Meredith Sumpter | The Fulcrum |
Reforming our elections can give voters more choice, lower the temperature of our politics, and give lawmakers incentives to work together for all of us. Specifically, ranked choice voting and proportional representation would make politicians reach across the aisle and deliver for their constituents in order to win and keep their seats.
the kind of personality you want in politics
This simple change moves elections away from today’s “us vs. them” mud-slinging, and instead rewards candidates who run positive, issue-based campaigns that appeal to more voters.
As conservative political theorist Yuval Levin recently, “The skill you need to win in a ranked choice election…. That’s the kind of personality you want in politics.”