Doesn’t work very well with judges, which are elected in many states.
I like this commenters suggestion of ranked voting. Would lead to more centrist candidates.
For example, i believe that’s what we saw play out in France, essentially. Center-left Macron got most votes. Far-right Le Pen got second most votes. And far-left candidate got third most votes. Once it was down to the top 2, Macron handily won.
That media / framing is exactly why the election method doesn’t work as well as banning affiliation. Le Pen is not really “far right” by most standards, but media labels her in that position and can get away with it due to name and party recognition.
You can still do both, change the election method and ban affiliation. Probably would be the best of both worlds.
I like this commenters suggestion of ranked voting. Would lead to more centrist candidates.
For example, i believe that’s what we saw play out in France, essentially. Center-left Macron got most votes. Far-right Le Pen got second most votes. And far-left candidate got third most votes. Once it was down to the top 2, Macron handily won.