what would happen in a situation if there are no political parties
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Imagine a situation when none of the 543 members can be brought to think alike on a particular issue. This would lead to a ...
On occasion, as in the 1824 Presidential election, there was only one party- Democratic Republican, and 4 candidates. None of the 4 got a majority of the electoral vote, so the decision went to the House of Representatives, where John Quincy Adams won. That election worked sort of like a one party primary with the House of Representatives deciding.
I like Maine’s new “Thomas Hare-ranked choice” method.
If such a system replaced party primaries and were implemented in ALL states in one general election for ALL state representatives I’d be FOR it. It would eliminate gerrymandering and arguments ABOUT gerrymandering. Winner take all congressional districts are purely political and it’s impossible NOT to gerrymander, unless voters from both parties are spread evenly throughout the state, which they never are.
In THEORY, with 9 Representatives from a state and the vote split 55% one party and 45 the other, with a ‘RANKED CHOICE’ single election, you’d get about 5 representatives from the majority party, 4 from the minority party. In addition, it could lead to higher voter turnout. NOW, in non-swing districts, it can be a waste of time for an individual to vote. One party is sure to win that district. With a state wide ranked choice system and 10 representatives, a higher or lower turnout could make the difference between 6–4 in your favor or a 5–5 split. Even in heavily Democratic or Republican states , party turnout could make the difference between 7–3 in your favor (or agaist) and 6–4 in favor (or agianst)- a difference of 2 votes in the House of Representatives. It would make it more worthwhile to get out the vote.
In addition, in large states like New York , Texas, or California, a 2% minor candidate vote turnout might actually result in a House seat for a minority party candidate. I’m sure the actual number would grow even larger as voters realized they were not ‘throwing away their vote’ by ranking a fringe candidate number 1.