Comments by "Kair Idon" (@kairidon3363) on "The Biden inflation hits keep on coming: Sen. Thune" video.

@theespionageact5249 Won't anybody think of the rich? He may not be able to buy his fifth yacht.
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Trump virus.
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@Scumbagballless We don't worship politicians like you guys. So, I'll give you a firm, "meh".
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@Scumbagballless Not really, I think we need to break the two party system. Ranked choice voting is a great start to that. I think what they did in Alaska is a wonderful improvement to our voting system.
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@Scumbagballless Yes, it should be investigated. You know how we saw that? Biden released his tax returns. Where are Donald's tax returns? I assume you're talking about this: "New whistleblower complaints to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have called for an investigation into President Joe Biden's taxes, claiming that the President of the United States owes at least $127,000 in back taxes. The complaint was filed by Chris Jacobs, a former Republican aide on Capitol Hill, on Monday—coinciding with this year's federal tax deadline, which was extended from April 15 to April 18."
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Trump increased the deficit every year he was in office. He added 8 trillion to the national debt trying to beat Obama's GDP growth and (despite the tax cut to the rich) he still FAILED. When's the last time a Republican reduced the deficit?
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"Buy your vote", cute way of saying "doing what the people want". Man, I wish Republicans would try to buy votes every now and again.
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@Thispersonmademecrywithfacts Cry more, Balnis. I copy and paste a lot because you sheep all think the same.
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It's amazing how easily you guys are fooled into thinking we should only help the rich.
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It's amazing how easily you guys are fooled into thinking we should only help the rich.
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Trump increased the deficit every year he was in office. He added 8 trillion to the national debt trying to beat Obama's GDP growth and (despite the tax cut to the rich) he still FAILED. When's the last time a Republican reduced the deficit?
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China loved Trump. He diminished the US on the world stage, allowing China to grow in diplomatic power. He was a "useful idiot".
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Cry more.
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The two party system isn't much better. We need to give them competition, which won't happen with "first past the post". Ranked choice voting is a great start to breaking away from it. There's a reason Republicans and Democrats hate it. It threatens their stranglehold on power.
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@rayrussell6258 Ranked choice voting will force candidates to moderation. It will end much of the fighting we have. Yes, there will be harsh lessons, but people will get smarter quickly. People didn't like Palin. 29% of Begich voters (the other Republican) chose the Democrat. They said they would rather vote for the Democrat than Palin. And 21% of Begich voters did not choose another candidate. They refused to vote for Palin. If Palin wanted to win, she should have less partisan. Even though the extremists had more votes, their prefered candidate, Palin, couldn't win. This will lead to less extreme candidates and candidates that are willing to work for everyone. The system worked. And the political parties will quickly learn how they need to play in the new system. Ranked choice voting takes away extremism and increase the chances of third parties.
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@rayrussell6258 We'll see soon enough. People will remember these results and maybe some Palin voters will put Begich as their 1st choice now. It will be more difficult for the Democrat next time. No. How it works is: The last placed person is eliminated and the votes are distributed in accordance to their 2nd choice. So, people who put Begich 1st, put their 2nd choice this way: 50% to Palin, 29% to the Democrat, 21% no 2nd choice. We didn't see the 2nd choice of Palin or the Democrat, because they were not eliminated. Perhaps. Regardless, extremists on both sides will not do well in ranked choice, as it should be. The loudest citizens shouldn't get more power than the majority.
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@rayrussell6258 Ok. So, first, Alaska has an open primary to determine the candidates on the ballots. The top vote getters were: Peltola(D), Palin(R), Begich(R) and Gross(I). Primary voting ends. People now vote for their 1st and, optionally, 2nd choice and 3rd choice candidate. Gross drops out, is taken off the ballot. First round: Peltola got 40% Palin got 31% Begich got 29% Begich is eliminated and now his votes get distributed to people's 2nd choice (if there is one). 50% of Begich votes go to Palin, 29% to Peltola and 21% had no 2nd choice and has no further effect on the race. Second round: Peltola got 91,206 total (1st choice: 75,761 + 2nd choice: 15,445 from Begich) Palin got 85,987 total (1st choice: 58,945, + 2nd choice: 27,042 from Begich) Peltola 51% Palin 49% Peltola wins.
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 @rayrussell6258 If Begich voters liked Palin more or Peltola less, Palin would have won. But Begish voters didn't like Palin enough AND gave 29% of their votes to Peltola.
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@rayrussell6258 I looked into it (I'm not an Alaskan). Found an answer: First, the Alaska Division of Elections eliminates the candidate with the least amount of first-place votes. The votes that had gone to that candidate are then assigned to the second choice listed on those voters' ballots. If no candidate has topped 50% of the vote at that point, then the Division of Elections would go through a second round of tabulation. The fourth-place candidate would have already been eliminated, and in the second round, the third-place finisher would also be eliminated. Those who ranked the third- or fourth-place candidate first would have their votes assigned to the highest-ranked remaining candidate on their ballots. For example: A voter who ranked the third-place finisher first, the fourth-place candidate second, the first-place candidate third and the second-place candidate fourth would, in this round, have their vote assigned to the first-place candidate. The tabulation is a computer process that will be completed almost immediately. The Alaska Division of Elections plans to livestream the process on Facebook at 8 p.m. Eastern time -- that's 4 p.m. in Juneau -- on Wednesday. The Division of Elections said results will be available on Wednesday first via its livestream, and later on its website once it exports and uploads a report with the final results. Simplifying matters in the House special election is the fact that there were only three candidates on the ballot. A fourth, independent Al Gross, had finished in the top four in the June special primary but dropped out afterward -- and did so quickly enough that state elections officials removed him from the ballot. Instead, a small number of write-in votes could have second-place contenders that will add to their vote counts. But the second-place votes of those who backed Begich will be determinative.
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@rayrussell6258 Ranked choice voting isn't perfect, but it's an improvement over "first past the post" (FPTP) in every way. The Independant dropped out, but write-in candidates were still allowed. Independants drop out of races in FPTP as well. "Was there a minimum vote required to qualify out of the open primary into the general election, or is it always the Top 4 that move on?" I don't know, it's up to Alaska, but if there's an issue there, it's not an issue with ranked choice voting (RCV). The open primary is a system independant from RCV. (Some?) California races use open primaries, but FPTP. The only time votes could be siphoned off is during the open primary.
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@rayrussell6258 'and let a block of Second Choice "anti" votes determine the winner. This process violates "one person - one vote" principles,' Not sure what you mean by this. Could you clarify? All that happens is, You get to say, if my candidate will lose, I want my vote to go to this other candidate. It removes "the spoiler effect" that creates 2-party systems in FPTP. (You never vote 3rd party, because the vote is "wasted".) In RCV, you can vote 3rd party and if they lose, your vote goes to the person who might win(if you decide to vote for a 2nd and/or 3rd choice). Think how many more votes Ralph Nader or Gary Johnson would have gotten if people didn't have to worry about only voting for the "lesser of two evils" all the time.
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@rayrussell6258 "Do you honesty think Trump voters would change their vote to more moderate candidates" If they keep losing, I assume they will. I think you're confusing the open primary as being required for ranked choice voting. They are very completely separate.
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@rayrussell6258 It's still "one person, one vote". Nobody is voting twice. Ranked choice voting is sometimes called "instant runoff", because it's basically like runoff voting (which happens in Georgia and, I think, a few other states). You vote, if nobody get 50% candidates are eliminated and you vote again. With RCV aka "instant runoff", it just says that if your 1st choice candidate is in the race, your vote stays with them.
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@rayrussell6258 What about Trump voters? If they refuse to compromise and lose because of that, so what? We need more moderates. We shouldn't have minority beliefs, from any side, dictating the lives of everyone.
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@rayrussell6258 No extra votes are created, they are transfered to your second choice. There can be as many people on the ballot as you'd like. Ranked choice voting doesn't limit this. It happens in our current system anyways, the 3rd parties can't chose without being a spoiler. I don't see the need to block me. I thought we were having a good discussion. I'm sorry if I came off as rude at any point, that was not my intent.
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