A proposal: Electoral Handicapping (for more competitive elections)

[Associate Justice PiT]

     While I don't see "being more democratic" as the highest good the voting system can achieve, it seems to me that this doesn't really tackle the problem in a desirable manner (parties should recruit across all regions & contest all races as a matter of course), & is also just extremely counter-intuitive.

[Associate Justice PiT]

While I don't see "being more democratic" as the highest good the voting system can achieve, it seems to me that this doesn't really tackle the problem in a desirable manner (parties should recruit across all regions & contest all races as a matter of course), & is also just extremely counter-intuitive.

Well, what do you propose?  If nominating even a left-of-center unity ticket and having popular senators in our "strongholds" doesn't cut it, then what does?

(You could have IDS independence, which I would strongly support . . .)

     Get forum regulars involved in Atlasia & develop strong relationships with swing voters?

[Associate Justice PiT]

While I don't see "being more democratic" as the highest good the voting system can achieve, it seems to me that this doesn't really tackle the problem in a desirable manner (parties should recruit across all regions & contest all races as a matter of course), & is also just extremely counter-intuitive.

Well, what do you propose?  If nominating even a left-of-center unity ticket and having popular senators in our "strongholds" doesn't cut it, then what does?

(You could have IDS independence, which I would strongly support . . .)

     Get forum regulars involved in Atlasia & develop strong relationships with swing voters?

There are no swing voters at all, and nearly every right-wing forum regular is either already involved in Atlasia or quit out of frustration.

     There are plenty of swing voters. The fact that most right-wing candidates have made no effort to reach out to them is not really relevant.

[Associate Justice PiT]

While I don't see "being more democratic" as the highest good the voting system can achieve, it seems to me that this doesn't really tackle the problem in a desirable manner (parties should recruit across all regions & contest all races as a matter of course), & is also just extremely counter-intuitive.

Well, what do you propose?  If nominating even a left-of-center unity ticket and having popular senators in our "strongholds" doesn't cut it, then what does?

(You could have IDS independence, which I would strongly support . . .)

     Get forum regulars involved in Atlasia & develop strong relationships with swing voters?

There are no swing voters at all, and nearly every right-wing forum regular is either already involved in Atlasia or quit out of frustration.

     There are plenty of swing voters. The fact that most right-wing candidates have made no effort to reach out to them is not really relevant.

Our ticket, supposedly intended to have crossover appeal, attracted a grand total of one (1) vote from the JCP.  There are no swing voters.

     Obviously if you don't PM everyone, they won't vote for you. When I ran, I PM'd a huge number of people, & got votes out of some pretty surprising people (Andy Jackson, Dibble, Lunar, even Holmes). Obviously if you make no effort you're not going to get anywhere.