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martinflack on Oct 23, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ranked-choice voting is on the ballot in New York ...

I think Range Voting is easier to pitch. You vote each candidate on a 5-star basis similar to your ride sharing and delivery apps. As a bonus it collects more fine-gained data per voter.

Sohcahtoa82 on Oct 23, 2019 [–]

This method of voting makes the enthusiasm gap have a greater impact on the results.

Trump won because Republicans loved him, whereas most Democrats were pretty lukewarm on Clinton.

If I rated Bernie 5 stars, but Clinton only 3, it would have merely made a Trump victory even more secure.

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