Just because someone benefited in the past from the existing system and came into power based on the system doesn’t automatically mean that it’s still in their interest.
In the present system, a politician that’s popular with the general population in his district can still lose his seat in a primary challenge. Changing to approval voting means that current elected officials have to fear extremists from their own parties running primary challenges against them less.
Just because someone benefited in the past from the existing system and came into power based on the system doesn’t automatically mean that it’s still in their interest.
In the present system, a politician that’s popular with the general population in his district can still lose his seat in a primary challenge. Changing to approval voting means that current elected officials have to fear extremists from their own parties running primary challenges against them less.