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npub19wfkrry8tj9gmrq4pxkqqxyzgyqfu3xunpseghv6d4gz50g4pv0sdzufh6 (npub19wf…ufh6) And abolish the Senate while we’re at it!
My concern is the converse, actually. I’m afraid when people see how weirdly RCV can behave, they’ll paint all voting reform with that brush. No one wants to be Charlie missing the football again. I could go on about all of RCV’s shortcomings compared to many other voting methods, but I should probably just write a paper or blog about it. This one does a good job summarizing some of the key points, though:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221230020019/https://electionscience.org/voting-methods/runoff-election-the-limits-of-ranked-choice-voting/
My concern is the converse, actually. I’m afraid when people see how weirdly RCV can behave, they’ll paint all voting reform with that brush. No one wants to be Charlie missing the football again. I could go on about all of RCV’s shortcomings compared to many other voting methods, but I should probably just write a paper or blog about it. This one does a good job summarizing some of the key points, though:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221230020019/https://electionscience.org/voting-methods/runoff-election-the-limits-of-ranked-choice-voting/