Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63%

Re:Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63% by ceejayoz on Thursday October 12, 2023 @10:13AM (#37857451)

I'm all for it.

I worry that a populace that can't understand "large urban counties take longer to count their many votes, leading to big vote swings hours after the polls change" and storms Congress over it will have even more challenges understanding the ranked choice setup, though.

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Re:Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63% by wing-_-nuts on Thursday October 12, 2023 @10:38AM (#37857809)

We should not hold our process hostage to those loons. I hope the capital police have learned their lesson and will use whatever means necessary to keep the capital safe

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Re:Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63% by jlkuester7 on Thursday October 12, 2023 @10:20AM (#37857555)

I have low faith in the rationality of humanity in general, but the stats seem pretty good when it comes to voters being able to understand RCV: https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/reports/what-we-...

Good enough that IMHO the benefits clearly outweigh the concerns. The beauty of the fragmentation of voting in the US, is that we can roll out different voting systems incrementally and be able to collect data on how they work without "betting the farm" on one election.

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