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This right here is the answer. Plus, that low primary turnout is more likely to be composed of the diehards, so angry MAGA in this case. My hope is that some of those primary wins come back to bite the party in the ass in the elections, but I’m not holding my breath. So far, this country seems to prefer Trump’s bullshit chaos to whatever brand of “progressive” the Democrats are propping up. Sad thing is if the Dems do actually win big in November, they will take it as a sign that their milquetoast corporate-owned liberals are what the country wants, rather than just voting against the fascist racists they are running against.
Ranked choice voting is needed and is long overdue and can help with multiple choices, parties and candidates
Might also help with third parties.
3rd parties won't be viable at the state or federal level without RC. or some other significant electoral reform. Over 99% of state and federal legislative seats are held by either Republican or Democratic nominees, and frequently an Independent or 3rd party incumbent won on the D/R ticket and then switched while in office. Not one EC vote for a 3rd party presidential candidate since 1968, and Perot won 19% of the national popular vote in 1992. We need to vote in the primaries to put progressives and pro-elecroral reform nominees on the ballot before we can effectively vote 3rds party beyond county level (unless you already have RCV).