The article discusses how the Working Families Party (WFP) is undermining democracy in New York City by leveraging the city's ranked-choice voting system. After endorsing four Democrats in the mayoral primary, WFP aims to skew voter rankings to push aside more moderate candidates. Despite its promotion as a tool for empowering voters, the electoral reform appears to benefit organized insiders, like the WFP, who have a history of manipulating campaign finance systems. The article concludes with a call for future reform to address these issues.
The Working Families Party's recent maneuvers in NYC's ranked-choice voting highlight how the supposed electoral reform is being exploited to weaken democracy and favor insider candidates.
Despite being marketed as a way to engage voters and create positive campaigns, ranked-choice voting reform seems more like a mechanism for powerful organizations like the WFP to manipulate outcomes.
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