In some places the third party threat has galvanized Dems to pass IRV -- this is something concrete that 3rd parties have accomplished that I think is really important. Center for Voting and Democracy has good info on it http://www.fairvote.org/.
Liza
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> If the Green Party is going to take a (small) bite out of the DP's ass in
> every election, I would think the DP's (and the GP's too) number one priority
> would be getting IRV passed in every state.
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> Alan Jacobson
> (10th Dist Mich. State Rep race: DP 90%, RP 8%, GP-AJ 2%--it's a start)
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