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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've heard it said that ranked choice voting is how NYC finally got a moderate mayor, no? Sounds promising to me![/quote]

NYC got Eric Adams through ranked choice voting. Be careful what you wish for. [/quote]

Conversely, without RCV, there would be a stronger party machine that would be helping to protect his corrupt ass right now, and that potentially would have made it easier for corruption to go undetected in the first place.[/quote]

What are you babbling about? The investigation into Adams crimes is federal. It has nothing to do with “stronger party machine” and RCV (or lack thereof) has no effect on the investigation.

Same Feds that busted Trayon White’s dumb ass for being crooked, in spite of what you undoubtedly characterize as DC’s “strong party machine.”

Your dog don’t hunt. [/quote]

You don't think that corrupt behavior takes many forms? There are lots of ways for private actors to gain influence, and for politicians to benefit from those efforts. When there is a strong party machine, it's easier to conduct those activities in ways that are less transparent, and even legal, but that are still ethically questionable and functionally corrupt.

Eric Adams and Trayon White were busted for such naked corruption because they didn't have the resources needed to do the same type of thing in a subtler way.

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