Discussion: Dems Win Another House Seat After Maine Race Called For Jared Golden

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Exactly. I looked at the numbers this afternoon and if I recall correctly, he had 7000 more votes in Los Angeles County and that will make up the difference in the other two counties. Like I said, I am beyond thrilled!!

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I just got home and saw that. Thought of you. Hooray. We did it. :heart_eyes:

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What do I know, it was my mother’s LP… :slight_smile:

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Nope, it was passed in a citizen-initiated referendum, largely in response to LePage winning. Unfortunately the state courts ruled that the state constitution specifies plurality winners for state elections, so ironically it can’t be used on the governor’s race for now. Hopefully an amendment can be passed to enact that.

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This is after the second-choice votes were counted. Golden actually came in 2nd in first-choice votes. So naturally they’re bitching now about how “the person who didn’t get the most votes won”.

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She’s been terrible for a long time TBH. I was appalled that my very liberal parents voted for her in 2008, after she backed practically all the Bush agenda. But, like McCain, her moderate rhetoric and rare party-bucking votes got her a pass from independents and even a lot of Democrats for a long time despite her voting record. That’s finally come crashing down with Trump.

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I assume the same ranked choice options apply to the Senate seat. When you rank choices, what happens if you only put in one candidate for a three person race, i.e., rank your choice #1 and pass on the other two?

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He’s been living with Cruella to long…

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Aha. Thanks!

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I think we’re missing the importance of ranked choice voting. If we are ever to end the duopoly of our present two party system, and allow third parties in, it’s going to be with ranked choice voting! Ralph Nader would have moved the Dems to the left much sooner, and Al Gore would have been our president if we had ranked choice voting at the time. We need to improve the infrastructure of our elections, as evidenced by Florida and Georgia’s problems. Now is the time to promote a national ranked choice system!

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What a bitter, mean spirited person she is.

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