Julian discusses Ranked Choice Voting with Matt Benjamin, who ran for public office only to see his campaign and all the votes he garnered turn into a 'spoiler', ironically helping elect the candidate with which he had the least in common. This experience propelled him to look at how our voting system works and to advocate for a better system, which is Ranked Choice Voting.
Julian wanted to have this conversation because he has been passionate about Ranked Choice Voting since learning about it 20 or so years ago after the 2000 Election was effectively decided (i.e. stolen) by the Supreme Court.
About Matt: Matt Benjamin has lived in Boulder for 20 years with his wife and 2 kids. He holds a degree in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado.  Matt ran for Boulder City Council in 2017, then was the Executive Director of The Coalition in 2019. He also served on the City's Campaign Finance and Election Reform Working Group in 2018.  Matt is currently the Campaign Chair for the "Our Mayor-Our Choice" ballot measure in Boulder, Colorado. He is also on the Board of Directors for three non-profit organizations, the Boulder Open Space Conservancy, Growe Foundation and the Idaho Conservation League.
https://www.ourmayor-ourchoice.org
https://www.facebook.com/ourmayorourchoice/
Instagram: ourmayorourchoice2020
National Ranked Choice Voting Organization: https://www.fairvote.org
Colorado RCV: https://rcvforcolorado.org
Wikipedia on Gore v Bush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore#Accusation_of_partisanship_or_conflict_of_interest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_recount_in_Florida

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