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Cynthia Thielen's avatar

Some decades ago, when there was a form of ranked choice voting in Hawaii, we had a more balanced Legislature, instead of the Super Democratic present membership. And those “voter’s second choice” Republicans were Moderates. You are correct, and kooks weren’t elected.

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David Thielen's avatar

Any chance of Hawaii returning to it?

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Cynthia Thielen's avatar

As I recall, people voted for the top 3 candidates. This often enabled Moderate Republicans to win, creating a more balanced Legislature. With Super majority control now, Dems are not interested in making it easier for Moderates to win. So, No. No chance, and the present 6 R’s out of 51 House members remain the right-wing kooks with no power.

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