The measure here in Idaho prohibits anyone stating what party affiliation they have or what platform they align with. It would also be illegal for anyone connected with county elections to reveal how a candidate has affiliated in the past. So a 20 year democrat can tell a few lies in a stump speech, pretend to be moderate when no one can check on their previous support, ideology. They can be a chameleon for a short amount of time and then ram liberal progressive ideals home when elected. I want to know right up front which platform they support. Obviously they all tell lies (I knew that would be the first comment) but I want to know what they profess to support on way more issues than I can find out about in a local debate or forum. Everyone pushing this are long time Dems in Idaho and are tired of losing. I don't want their policies and neither do most of their neighbors.
I realize it's comfortable and fashionable to be "moderate" or "bi partisan", ect. I'm don't think that is where we need to be at all. We need to put the hammer down on basic principals and not pander to false ideas. There are men and women, killing babies is wrong, managing our borders is essential to our survival as a country. These are things I don't bend on. Trump is our best option. Can you imagine how Nikki Haley or anyone else for that matter (myself included) would respond and hold up under the tactics of the DNC and their puppets the "media" It would be a blood bath. Bring on Trump who is resilient to all the underhanded and downright unlawful tactics they utilize. I believe there are a lot of Trump supporters who don't want to be demonized by their peers for liking him so they are quiet about it. I'm not.
Assuming that is an accurate assessment of the proposal (I would question that but of course have not looked at the actual proposal, since I am not in ID) as has been said it has nothing to do with ranked choice.
Beyond that, your assessment on the importance of being on the extreme, refusing to accept others think differently and that Trump is the savior of our country are all things I strongly disagree with.
A "moderate" stance isn't going to bring us back from where we are currently headed as a country... I do foresee the balkanization of the US, in fact it's already happening.
I would dare say you have cause and effect mixed up. The fact that extreme conservatives in some parts of the country are convinced "liberals" are out to destroy all they hold dear and extreme liberals are certain "conservatives" detest them (which is probably not wrong) drives the division.
It is not a product of moderates who realize we all live in the same country, want mostly the same things (peace, prosperity, happiness) but have a variety of views as to how to achieve those goals.
It has nothing to do with being on the "winning team"...
It simply has to do with choosing the lesser of two evils. As I already said. Trump with his faults, is still FAAAAAAAAAAAR better than Biden.
OK, but as has been said, those two are not the only options (especially on the Republican side) .
But we certainly do hear people support one of the two because they are the 'front runner' not because they actually believe they are the best option.