With Democrats feeling heat at home, it's not just congressional Democrats who have to worry about potential primaries next spring/summer, but state legislative Democrats. The 2018 cycle that brought AOC to Congress by ousting an incumbent congressman in a primary also brought Julia Salazar to the New York Senate by ousting an incumbent …
With Democrats feeling heat at home, it's not just congressional Democrats who have to worry about potential primaries next spring/summer, but state legislative Democrats. The 2018 cycle that brought AOC to Congress by ousting an incumbent congressman in a primary also brought Julia Salazar to the New York Senate by ousting an incumbent senator in a primary.
The incumbent Democrats can protect themselves against Tea Party challengers by enacting one-stage, pairwise-rated elections. Democratic incumbent would still have Tea Party challengers, but there would be no primary in which only hyper-engaged Democrats weigh in on the choice between the incumbent and the challenger. Instead, all voters, Democrat and Republican, would have an equal say in the choice between the incumbent and the challenger.
As a side-effect, such a voting system would result in counting Democratic voters equally with Republicans in the choice between a Republican giving Trump a blanket check and one acting as a restraint.
With Democrats feeling heat at home, it's not just congressional Democrats who have to worry about potential primaries next spring/summer, but state legislative Democrats. The 2018 cycle that brought AOC to Congress by ousting an incumbent congressman in a primary also brought Julia Salazar to the New York Senate by ousting an incumbent senator in a primary.
The incumbent Democrats can protect themselves against Tea Party challengers by enacting one-stage, pairwise-rated elections. Democratic incumbent would still have Tea Party challengers, but there would be no primary in which only hyper-engaged Democrats weigh in on the choice between the incumbent and the challenger. Instead, all voters, Democrat and Republican, would have an equal say in the choice between the incumbent and the challenger.
As a side-effect, such a voting system would result in counting Democratic voters equally with Republicans in the choice between a Republican giving Trump a blanket check and one acting as a restraint.