Re:What is ranked-choice voting and why is New York using it?
by asteroidbelt on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @12:57AM
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> You elect the candidate that the most people approve of, regardless of whether or not there are other "stronger" candidates.
It may be a strategic voting: I approve anyone who is not democrat (or republican).
> The population would be better served than if one of the "strong" left or right candidates were elected.
Not necessarily. Perhaps it is better when left/right candidates alternate (driving important changes in their area of interests), than weak candidates elected every time.
It may be a strategic voting: I approve anyone who is not democrat (or republican).
> The population would be better served than if one of the "strong" left or right candidates were elected.
Not necessarily. Perhaps it is better when left/right candidates alternate (driving important changes in their area of interests), than weak candidates elected every time.