1.19 Voting Your Hopes
10/25/18 • 39 min
Is there a way to make elections more fair and get voters excited? Can we create a system that encourages us to talk about the issues?
Find RCV for Colorado on social media at facebook.com/@rcvforcolorado or at their website below to learn more.
Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSheLVsiXYYwm4VFLuhY7B-L--7-YV0H2wkLecHHAW4ds1p2xhH1J0AfpjORt05UN62uAzFkwhnNw-8/pub
Articles and items we referenced:
Ranked Choice Voting for Colorado: https://rcvforcolorado.org/
A Brief History of Voting from Fair Vote: https://www.fairvote.org/a-brief-history-of-ranked-choice-voting
Don't Throw Away Your Vote, May 29, 2018:
https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/05/29/dont-throw-away-your-vote-ranked-choice-elections-gather-momentum/
Why 5% for the Green Party is a win for America, CNBC, Oct 27, 2016:
Could Maine's new ranked-choice voting change American elections?, Boston Globe, Oct 17, 2017:
The fastest growing voting bloc in America isn't what you think it is, Apr 28, 2016:
Center for Civic Design:https://civicdesign.org/
BiCurean Moment:
Mike Foote_ Amendment 74 threatens legal free-for-all - Boulder Daily, Sep 15, 2018http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_32140634/mike-foote-amendment-74-threatens-legal-free-all
Tags: Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, RCV for Colorado, voting, vote, gotv, spoiler effect, elections, voter turnout, increase, third party, cost, implementation, audit, John Stuart Mill, minority voice, consensus, extremist, moderate, central, largest voting block, Maine, Telluride, League of Women Voters, values, fairness, electoral college, Fair Vote, non partisan, run off, increased turnout, cost savings, beer elections, voter engagement, talk about the issues, discourse, amendment 74, voter's guide, local politics, civic responsibility
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Is there a way to make elections more fair and get voters excited? Can we create a system that encourages us to talk about the issues?
Find RCV for Colorado on social media at facebook.com/@rcvforcolorado or at their website below to learn more.
Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSheLVsiXYYwm4VFLuhY7B-L--7-YV0H2wkLecHHAW4ds1p2xhH1J0AfpjORt05UN62uAzFkwhnNw-8/pub
Articles and items we referenced:
Ranked Choice Voting for Colorado: https://rcvforcolorado.org/
A Brief History of Voting from Fair Vote: https://www.fairvote.org/a-brief-history-of-ranked-choice-voting
Don't Throw Away Your Vote, May 29, 2018:
https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/05/29/dont-throw-away-your-vote-ranked-choice-elections-gather-momentum/
Why 5% for the Green Party is a win for America, CNBC, Oct 27, 2016:
Could Maine's new ranked-choice voting change American elections?, Boston Globe, Oct 17, 2017:
The fastest growing voting bloc in America isn't what you think it is, Apr 28, 2016:
Center for Civic Design:https://civicdesign.org/
BiCurean Moment:
Mike Foote_ Amendment 74 threatens legal free-for-all - Boulder Daily, Sep 15, 2018http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_32140634/mike-foote-amendment-74-threatens-legal-free-all
Tags: Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, RCV for Colorado, voting, vote, gotv, spoiler effect, elections, voter turnout, increase, third party, cost, implementation, audit, John Stuart Mill, minority voice, consensus, extremist, moderate, central, largest voting block, Maine, Telluride, League of Women Voters, values, fairness, electoral college, Fair Vote, non partisan, run off, increased turnout, cost savings, beer elections, voter engagement, talk about the issues, discourse, amendment 74, voter's guide, local politics, civic responsibility
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1.18 The Pragmatic Progressive
How does one balance ones ideals against the need to move forward towards a better future? Politicians are people doing a job and yet the modern approach to politics creates 2 dimensional versions of these people.
Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQpeJIpu4-B7es6ULSxImOHu1ntVH-Y_jTZh08JtX45UD6mv-eDIwpHPEDBC3_lXuXwAcl7TzuNnwOC/pub
Articles and items we referenced:
Polis for Coloradohttps://polisforcolorado.com/
Out Boulder outboulder.org
Register to Vote https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/colorado/
Traffic congestion is making it harder for Denver’s paramedics to get around. Here’s how they are coping. – The Denver Post, Dec 1, 2017https://www.denverpost.com/2017/12/01/denver-paramedics-traffic-congestion/
F.D.A. Targets Vaping, Alarmed by Teenage Use - The New York Times, Sep 12, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/health/juul-fda-vaping-ecigarettes.html
Tags: polis, governor, progressive, politics, partisan, bridge builder, ideals, practical, values, vote, gotv, compromise, results, party politics, tariffs, agriculture, national, local, people, participate, kids, army
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Next Episode
1.20 Civil Discourse Over Dinner
Transcript here: http://bit.ly/120Civil
Articles and items we referenced:
How to talk politics at your family holiday meal - CNN, Nov 22, 2017https://cnn.it/2qjAMjG
How the night before Thanksgiving became the 'biggest drinking day of year' - StarTribune.com, Nov 22, 2017http://strib.mn/2ACy4vE
Why Families Fight During Holidays - The Atlantic, Dec 23, 2013 http://bit.ly/2EUvVjj
Non Violent Communicationhttp://www.cnvc.org/
Christians and the Paganshttps://binged.it/2CVi0HI
Romeo and Juliet in Kigalihttps://n.pr/2Q7U3A7
BiCurean
Hannah Gadsby: Nannette https://www.netflix.com/title/80233611
As a Black Woman Everything I Love is Problematic, Huffpost, Jan 25, 2018http://bit.ly/2PujrCN
Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease - CNN, Oct 28, 2018https://cnn.it/2AAV4va
Tags: holidays, family, politics, relationships, falling out, family dinner, holiday dinner, talking across difference, civil, disagreement, check your assumptions, honest, connective, communication, extremism, faith, testimony, testify, beliefs, self righteousness, social norms, actions, doing good, benefit, service, compassion, listen, perspective, shared experiences, judge, connection, antagonize, lara, non violent communication, stand up, boundaries, exercise
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