I think it’s a great project. Approval voting both reduces the potential that establishment politicians feel getting primaried by extremists and thus take more extreme positions themselves as well as giving independent candidates that have broad public approval a better chance.
It’s bad for culture war extremists on either side, but I think given the choice to do something that affects both sides equally, it should be acceptable to most people. Especially, everyone who has a sincere belief in democracy.
Having approval voting also for the presidential election in one state seems to be great to regularly give it press coverage.
I think it’s a great project. Approval voting both reduces the potential that establishment politicians feel getting primaried by extremists and thus take more extreme positions themselves as well as giving independent candidates that have broad public approval a better chance.
It’s bad for culture war extremists on either side, but I think given the choice to do something that affects both sides equally, it should be acceptable to most people. Especially, everyone who has a sincere belief in democracy.
Having approval voting also for the presidential election in one state seems to be great to regularly give it press coverage.