Election Reform

multigraincracker

(33,585 posts) Sun Aug 11, 2024, 02:40 PM Aug 11

Ranked Choice elections. For or against?

Might take some of the nastiness out of elections. I don’t know if it would be better.

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Ranked Choice elections. For or against? (Original Post) multigraincracker Aug 11 OP

It eliminates spoilers eallen Aug 11 #1

Not entirely. I used have to gamble on voting green first GPV Aug 11 #8

For, generally biophile Aug 11 #2

For questionseverything Aug 11 #3

Totally against. First place should win always. jimfields33 Aug 11 #4

I'm neutral IbogaProject Aug 11 #5

How to say, "I don't understand how it works" dpibel Aug 11 #6

That's my problem too. multigraincracker Aug 11 #7

eallen

(2,969 posts)

1. It eliminates spoilers

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 02:42 PM

Aug 11

For!

GPV

(72,949 posts)

8. Not entirely. I used have to gamble on voting green first

Reply to eallen (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 05:11 PM

Aug 11

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

biophile

(203 posts)

2. For, generally

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 02:45 PM

Aug 11

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.

questionseverything

(9,934 posts)

3. For

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 03:15 PM

Aug 11

It should help to end “spoilers”

jimfields33

(17,956 posts)

4. Totally against. First place should win always.

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 03:33 PM

Aug 11

IbogaProject

(3,315 posts)

5. I'm neutral

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 03:58 PM

Aug 11

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

(3,096 posts)

6. How to say, "I don't understand how it works"

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 04:07 PM

Aug 11

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

Good work!

multigraincracker

(33,585 posts)

7. That's my problem too.

Reply to dpibel (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 05:01 PM

Aug 11

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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