I have some problems with “No Labels.” First, of course, “No Labels” is a label. Second, their “Problem Solvers Caucus” has not, so far as I can tell, solved any problems. They say they have some achievements. I leave to readers whether any of the things the Problem Solvers “got done” happened only because the Problem Solvers voted for them. It seems to me there have been a lot of important party-line votes — the Senate immigration bill, say — where a bi-partisan bloc of centrists in the House would have made a difference.
Seeing that the Problem Solvers weren’t actually solving problems, I thought I’d suggest some ideas via the “Contact” page of their website. Turns out, the page doesn’t actually provide a way for the public to get in touch with the caucus. So I’m posting the suggestions here, where they will surely get as much attention as they would get if I sent them directly to the caucus.
Ranked-Choice Voting for Electors
The knock on all third parties is that they end up “throwing the election” to the worst candidate by taking votes from the best candidates. Just ask the Democrats who lost when Ralph Nader and Jill Stein ran against them. It’s hard to say what…