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Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ... by meowkit on Saturday June 19, 2021 @08:42PM (#27565944)
Recognizing a third party does little with the spoiler effect. Not sure if you are referring to this in your final sentence, but the voting system has to change first to some sort of runoff model so people can express their primary choice without fear of the spoiler.
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Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ... by exporectomy on Sunday June 20, 2021 @12:45AM (#27567143)
The spoiler effect is a problem for tribal voters and for politicians but I don't think it matters for the actual outcomes of laws passed. If a minor party steals votes from a major one, that major party has an incentive to win them back by offering those voters what they want.
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Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ... by giantg2 on Saturday June 19, 2021 @08:58PM (#27566030)
The spoiler effect is basically a non-issue with ranked choice voting. Some states are already adopting ranked choice.
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