Ross Perot https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:42:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Ross Perot https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 The Media Display Hostility Toward a Third Party https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/07/the-media-display-hostility-toward-a-third-party/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:00:19 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=24083 Written by Tim Graham

Polls show that voters are not thrilled at the prospect of a Trump vs. Biden rerun in the 2024 presidential election. That makes the idea of a fresh third-party candidate more interesting. One might think the media would enjoy a curveball, but there’s one big problem: Democrats think a third-party ticket would sink President Joe Biden.

The No Labels group held an event in New Hampshire on July 17 with U.S.… Continue Reading

]]> 24083 Ranked-Choice Voting: Is It a Good Choice for Illinois? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/ranked-choice-voting-is-it-a-good-choice-for-illinois/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:00:13 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=13640 Written by Jane Ryan Carrell

A September 2019 article in The Atlantic describing a new way of voting for candidates bears the headings “A step toward blowing up the presidential-voting system” and “Maine’s adoption of ranked-choice voting could upend a close race for the White House.”

What is Ranked-Choice Voting, who is adopting it, and should Illinois adopt it? What are the positives and negatives, and how might it affect the 2020 presidential race?

Under Ranked-Choice Voting, sometimes abbreviated here as RCV, the voter lists candidates in order of preference.… Continue Reading

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