Ranked Choice Voting & Proportional Representation
Moreover, we need to do away with the winner take all system, and establish Ranked Choice voting to allow the best candidates to rise in all Federal elections. Rather than telling everyone that they must settle for the “lesser of two evils”, the People will be free to vote for whom they believe is the best candidate, and select alternates down the line. We say we want to count every vote, so let’s make Every vote Count.
And because there are only two Senators for every state, each Senator wields immense personal power, some even contradicting the wishes of their party to demand special concessions. We can counter this by adopting a system of mixed-member Proportional Representation in the Senate, where in addition to the state senators, we allocate a number (say 20) Senators at Large, allocated proportionally to the total national representation of first-choice votes. This elevates those first choice votes, and these Senators, chosen by the Parties themselves, would be able to cut through the current stalemates that characterize Senate proceedings, and push for change and consensus beyond the two-party status quo. This system more accurately represents the will of the voters, and allows more political parties to have a voice in the way our nation governs itself.
