cawsby [he/him] to politics • 2 years agoDemocrat Mary Peltola wins special House election in Alaska, defeating Sarah Palinexternal-linkmessage-square11 fedilinkarrow-up153
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minus-squareCheGueBeara [he/him]hexbear16·2 years agoRanked choice voting has a "center squeeze" effect where centrists can more easily eat shit than in fptp. Not only is this favorable to lefties / underdogs, the mechanism by which is happens is hilarious link
minus-squareRuncible [none/use name]hexbear7·2 years agoI am not aware of an argument against ranked choice voting that isn't also just an argument against democratic appointment link
minus-squarecawsby [he/him]hexagonhexbear5·edit-22 years agoRanked-choice voting presumes rational choices are being made by the majority of voters over time. Lol... link
Ranked choice voting has a "center squeeze" effect where centrists can more easily eat shit than in fptp. Not only is this favorable to lefties / underdogs, the mechanism by which is happens is hilarious
I am not aware of an argument against ranked choice voting that isn't also just an argument against democratic appointment
Ranked-choice voting presumes rational choices are being made by the majority of voters over time.
Lol...
lol right?