As you know, most of America's elections rely on winner-take-all methods, disadvantaging independents and third party candidates due to the "spoiler" effect. In the United States, independents and third parties outside more local elections win just less than 1% due to hopelessness in the eyes of voters for anyone other than a Democrat or Republican to win major elections.
In fact, the method of single winner-take-all districts for congressional, state legislature, and even local wards is designed to benefit incumbents as many incumbents face no opposition at all.
FairVote is an organization dedicated to comprehensive election reform that ensure fair representation for nearly all the American electorate. Free & Equal is another organization advocating election reform the allows voters a broader base of electoral choice.
For independents voting third party, doing so in this election WILL spoil your vote since only Trump or Clinton will be elected president. However, a vote for Trump could mean serious electoral reform could be passed, empowering voters disenfranchised by an electoral process disproportionately favoring democrats and republicans.
Preferred Talking Points:
- Push for super districts with more than one winner so virtually all constituents have at least one representative relating to them and their concerns; encouraging greater turnout, increasing independent/third party chances for electoral victory, and reduction of gerrymandering(choosing voters)
- Reform the electoral college to reflect fair voting by requiring electoral votes be based by congressional super-districts.
- Eliminate Special Interest and PAC money in elections
- Every duly qualified candidate must have opportunity to reach the public on a fair and equal basis so voters can vote based on issues and positions rather than million dollar psychological warfare style attack ads
- All qualified candidates must have franking privileges to send their program and campaign to voters of their constituency as well as direct the FCC to require major broadcast media to offer portions of their broadcast time for qualified candidates to reach their message across to voters so they choose their leaders based on issues and principles rather than biased media psychological style attack.
- Ensure ballot access laws are not construed to benefit establishment parties such as to keep Democrats and Republicans in power indefinitely.
- Require election debates at any level to include all eligible candidates who have a feasible chance of winning the election.
- Enforce Anti-Trust Laws against the Commission on Presidential Debates for example as to ensure fair competition and an end to political monopolies like the GOP and Democrat parties.
- Prohibit electoral systems that cause voting for third parties to have a spoiler effect against any major GOP or Democrat candidate of similar ideology. For example, Top Two voting systems that make it possible for two Democrats to be the only candidates on general election ballot would be illegal.
- Also ensure a national process to combat voter and electoral fraud/theft, such as electronic voting machines being easily rigged and partisan politicians have full access and custody of voting machines.
Moderates are the plurality of American voters who are generally left without a clear choice as to who supports their positions. Donald Trump however speaks about a wide variety of issues Moderates care about such as trade deals and how they affect job growth, wages and how third world immigration affects wage value.
Such electoral reforms could signal the end for the GOP and Dem establishments for good and lead to the rise of new political parties geared towards the plurality of American voters such as the Modern Whig(Owl), and Reform(Eagle) parties. Should Trump win the 2016 US Presidential Election, the Modern Whig and Reform Party have the opportunity to not only change the electoral process but also win the U.S. Presidency and in most congresses both the Senate and House for more than 75 years.
Yes indeed, those who are outside blindly following the Democrat and Republican parties are vastly outnumbered by the Independent/Moderate swing voters. this gives Trump a massive advantage to beat Hillary as she is not seen as trustworthy by 70% of Americans!
The future belongs to the White Working Class Moderate Americans!
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