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Ranked Choice elections. For or against? (Original Post) multigraincracker Aug 2024 OP
It eliminates spoilers eallen Aug 2024 #1
Not entirely. I used have to gamble on voting green first GPV Aug 2024 #8
For, generally biophile Aug 2024 #2
For questionseverything Aug 2024 #3
Totally against. First place should win always. jimfields33 Aug 2024 #4
I'm neutral IbogaProject Aug 2024 #5
How to say, "I don't understand how it works" dpibel Aug 2024 #6
That's my problem too. multigraincracker Aug 2024 #7

GPV

(73,033 posts)
8. Not entirely. I used have to gamble on voting green first
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 04:11 PM
Aug 2024

in the hopes of beating the republican in the first round, or my second round vote for the Democrat wouldn't count.

biophile

(349 posts)
2. For, generally
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 01:45 PM
Aug 2024

Ranked choice allows third party voting with less disastrous outcomes. It might be good for primaries first where there are many choices. In some states it would help eliminate run-off elections which are costly.

IbogaProject

(3,645 posts)
5. I'm neutral
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 02:58 PM
Aug 2024

Approval voting wher you check all you approve of sounds better to me for primaries. Winner is who gets the most votes. My concern with ranked choice is it gave us a formal GOP Cop as our mayor in NYC.

dpibel

(3,318 posts)
6. How to say, "I don't understand how it works"
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 03:07 PM
Aug 2024

without saying "I don't understand how it works."

Good work!

multigraincracker

(34,068 posts)
7. That's my problem too.
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 04:01 PM
Aug 2024

I understand that opponents are less likely to bad mouth each other. That part sounds good. I’m getting tired of the current tv adds.

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