The New Research on RCV Doesn’t Match the Claims Made on its Benefits
I’ve spent the last week seeking studies on the impact of Rank Choice Voting, which will be on the ballot in Irvine this November. […]
Articles by Dan Chmielewski
Ranked Choice Voting: UAW 4811 Needs to Eat its Own Dog Food
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting where Rank Choice Voting was added to the November 2026 ballot to change the way Irvine elects city leaders, […]
I’ve made a mistake on Ranked Choice Voting
Readers here know I am not a fan of Ranked Choice Voting in Irvine. I’m still not, but I see the headline drew you in. […]
Daisy Chains Fields Festival Exposes Irvine’s Great Concert Experiment from Live Nation to “Air Supply…Sort Of”
There was a time when Irvine had a chance to become Southern California’s premier outdoor concert destination. Instead, it appears the city decided […]
The RCV NYC Mayoral Primary was Anything but Nice
I find myself researching various claims proponents of Rank Choice Voting (RCV) stand behind and my digging doesn’t match their rhetoric. A comment that […]
Dear Orange County MAGA: Democratic Socialists Aren’t Communists. But Your Party Sure Isn’t Conservative Anymore.
There must be something in the water at the Orange County Republican Party headquarters. Or maybe it’s the fumes from all those red hats. Because […]
Nixon Would Be Blushing: J.D. Vance’s Watergate Revisionism Doesn’t Age Well
History is getting a software update. Speaking at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Vice President J.D. Vance suggested that Richard Nixon’s reputation […]
Court Orders Surf City to Use RCV
For years, Huntington Beach’s conservative majority has insisted that the city’s at-large election system was just fine. Now a Superior Court judge has ruled […]
Ranked Choice Voting in Irvine Fails for Lack of a Second
For months, Ranked Choice Voting advocates in Irvine have been behaving like victory was inevitable. The sales pitch was simple: Ranked Choice Voting would save […]