Instant runoff voting is the system we need

Re:Instant runoff voting is the system we need by baddox on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:57AM (#18397368)

Not a great example, because neither you nor your friend probably despise any of those 5 choices, and even if you do, it’s no big deal to just decide to get dinner separately tonight. Remember, political elections are about choosing the candidate or policy that exerts power over everyone in the jurisdiction.

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Re:Instant runoff voting is the system we need by SquirrelOnFire on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @02:10PM (#18401392)

Wow. So literal.

So let's talk 2016 presidential election

I'd imagine that a Trump Voter's ballot would look like the following if Sanders had run as an independent.

1) Trump 2) Sanders 3) Gary Johnson (Maybe with a flip on 2/3)

Clinton voters would be

1) Clinton 2) Sanders

Neither primary choice would be acceptable to the other. There would be some voters who preferred Sanders first.

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