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except that they didn't need to tie it to race at all. you're right. they have polling data. "These wards were severely undervoting in the last election because of a lack of awareness; ranked choice disenfranchises our constituents" is really all that needed to be said. Unless you think race is actually the contributing factor and not - just here me out here- adequate resrouces spent on awareness campaigns in those wards prior to the vote and in the polling stations day of.
But awareness campaigns and extra pollworkers to make things go smoothly... don't help keep status quo with democrats and republicans sharing power by agreement because ranked choice (among other reforms,) absolutely would weaken their power. as out outsider looking in and only knowing this... they really don't seem all that progressive, here.
I do appologize for the assumptions. being anti-rank-choice tends to be a corpo-dem position; not a progressive one. Because it makes... you know... progressives... easier to elect. (more broadly, 3rd party.)
once again. the point is there's zero need at all to tie this to racism, which they very much did. IMO, "its confusing" is not a valid argument for not doing something new. people can learn and get through it- particularly with help. "its confusing" is a very good argument for taking steps to clear up the confusion. which of these two options do you think supports their constituents better?