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Sep 13, 2023Liked by Steven Hill

I think one of the fundamental questions here is: are political parties more like private clubs? Or more like parts of the government?

I think everyone agrees that a private club can elect its leadership however it wants. If my board game club wants to award its presidency to whoever wins an Uno championship, that's fine.

But obviously, the official parts of the government can't do that. My state can't just decide to switch to the "Uno championship" method for picking its governor. In those cases we expect an open, democratic procedure.

And political parties are kind of straddling those two worlds.

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> Drutman now says he has “seen the light” and changed his mind [about RCV]

Did Drutman post more details about why he changed his mind anywhere? I really enjoyed "Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop," so I'd be interested to hear his counter-brief against himself.

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Yes, Lee and I had a three-part discussion on DemocracySOS, below are the three parts. Also in various interviews that you can find by searching perhaps.

Does Fusion Voting offer a new horizon for US politics? Fusion is enjoying a surge in popularity. But what are its pros and cons?

https://democracysos.substack.com/p/does-fusion-voting-offer-a-new-horizon

Here is a link to Drutman’s response to my original post:

"Yes, Fusion does offer a new horizon for US Politics."

https://democracysos.substack.com/p/lee-drutman-responds-to-steven-hill

And a link to my response to Drutman

“Fusion yes, but more study of modern-day uses needed.”

https://democracysos.substack.com/p/steven-hill-responds-to-lee-drutman

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Yes, here: https://leedrutman.substack.com/p/how-i-updated-my-views-on-ranked but he unfortunately still seems to support it; he just thinks fusion voting and Hare PR are better than single-winner Hare. "I still see a valuable role for RCV in primary elections and local nonpartisan elections".

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