Republicans Explain Why They Oppose Ranked-Choice Voting

Since Mary Peltola’s defeat of Sarah Palin in a ranked-choice election for Alaska’s congressional seat, many Republicans have publicly and emphatically denounced the practice. The Onion asked Republicans why they oppose ranked-choice, and this is what they said.

  • “It requires thoughtful analysis and consideration for each of the candidates, which would be a disaster for Republicans.” ~ Ann Coulter (Media Pundit)
  • “How does it even work? Do you use a pen? A voting booth? At a polling place? On Election Day? No one can explain these things.” ~ Ted Cruz (Senator, Texas)
  • “We’re trying to let people have fewer votes, not more.” ~ Mitch McConnell (Senator, Kentucky)
  • “Politics just gets so ugly when we have to compete with other candidates.” ~ Marco Rubio (Senator, Florida)
  • “We’ve already chosen the next three American presidents.” ~ Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court Justice)
  • “It’s an overly complicated process that makes rigging elections that much harder.” ~ Ron DeSantis (Governor, Florida)
  • “Because I’d just write Trump in for every spot and I don’t want him coming in second to himself.” ~ Lindsey Graham (Senator, South Carolina)
  • “It seems like it would be real easy to cheat when you let the will of the people prevail like that.” ~ Josh Hawley (Senator, Missouri)
  • “It seems like magic. And the only magic I support is from a magician named Christ.” ~ Joni Ernst (Senator, Iowa)
  • “I don’t see any point in it. Typically, Donald Trump only endorses one candidate per election.” ~ Shepard Smith (Fox News Anchor)
  • “Where does the vote go after you vote it? You know it’s fake because you can’t tell me that.” ~ Chuck Grassley (Senator, Iowa)
  • “There’s no point in ranking politicians. We’re all the same.” ~ Jim Inhofe (Senator, Oklahoma)