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Classic Democrats, saying that blacks are too dumb to be able to vote for anybody except them.
Except it's just the asshole editors making headlines that put a spin on what actually happened.
In the complaint, the local party and its chair Charles Wilson pointed to voting patterns in Wards 7 and 8, which encompass predominantly-Black communities east of the Anacostia River.
The lawsuit notes that in elections for at-large seats on the DC city council — where voters can currently choose two candidates — voters in Wards 7 and 8 are less likely to cast a second vote, a phenomenon known as "undervoting."
"Many of those voters report their confusion about selecting more than one candidate for what appears to be the same office," said Wilson in the lawsuit, arguing that implementing ranked-choice voting "would introduce an additional layer of confusion to the electorate."
So no it's not AcKsUaLlY DeMoCrAtS are the racists! They're just pointing to a trend that they've noticed in specific areas that they have data on.
Sounds like they need to explain the system instead of crying about it.
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We've been using ranked-choice for mayoral elections in my city for years. It's not confusing.
I did it for the first time in the most recent NYC mayoral election and it was pretty straight forward. If people are confused then it's up to local government to show people how it works.
Did anyone read the article? It’s not saying ever you guys think it’s saying. The DC Democrats are saying that in two predominantly black areas, having voters pick two choices on ballots has already led to confusion and that ranked choice will lead to even worse confusion.
They’re not speculating here, they’re describing what’s already known.
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This reminds me of when my brother told me that black people can't be friends with racially prejudiced white people, and if they are friends with racist people then it's because the black people don't understand racism.
I did that like Stewie sitting on the couch next to Brian head turn at him and was like whaaaaaaaat?
then they'd have to pay more than lipservice to dc statehoood if there was a chance for a statehood candidate to win.
That is absurd, what the fuck
This is my personal grudge against Newsom: he said the same thing when he vetoed ranked choice in CA. This is an establishment move, and about as racist as any Republican move.
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