Michigan State Representative Matt Murdock Asserts Ranked Choice Voting is a Goal of the Communist Party

Posted on by July 31, 2025
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Here is the story from The Pontiac Times.

Technically, that appears to be true, as here is a statement in support of RCV from cpusa.org. But, many non-communist, even freedom loving, organizations support it, as well, because Rep. Murdock is clearly incorrect in his assertion that “[RCV] is not non-partisan.”

That seems to be a general theme in the opposition to RCV, as seen at this website. RCV opponents appear to be coming more vocal now that the RankMIVote RCV Constitutional Amendment initiative is circulating in Michigan.

Fox News Poll Shows Support for a Third Major Party, But Down from 2010, and Not an Elon Musk-led Party

Posted on by July 31, 2025
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Here is the story from Fox News.

The sub-headline is amazing. Only 70% of voters think the US political system is “rigged against third parties”? Where have the other 30% been?

However, if one scrolls down the article, one will see that 61% think third parties are “desparately needed,” but also that 59% agree that third-party candidates are “mostly spoilers who distract from the important choice between the two major parties.”

Below that, there is one datum that I find interesting and heartening. 54% of respondents disagree with the statement “Third-party candidates tend to be less qualified than major party candidates.”

Overall, the results of this poll indicate to me a fair degree of confused thoughts about minor parties among the US public.

And, thanks to politicalwire.com for the heads up on this!