We need more conservatives who get results in elected office, but our system rewards the people who are the loudest. This goes for the other side, too. It’s time to level the playing field.
Take Virginia’s governor race. Regardless of the outcome — and all recent public polling shows a virtual tie — businessman Glenn Youngkin is a giant success story for a little known but crucial electoral reform: instant runoff voting.
Youngkin became the Republican nominee in May via a statewide nominating process using instant runoff voting. More in a moment on this important electoral reform, but in Virginia it forced candidates to build big, broad coalitions across the GOP. Youngkin, an affable retail politician and accomplished business executive did this aptly. Further, he was widely seen as the most electable general election conservative candidate.Fast forward six months and here we are — Virginia, a state President Joe Biden won by ten points is likely to be decided by a point or two. How? It’s not only the political environment, but also how we elect our leaders.
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