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With a first past the post election system, lack of electability is a very good reason not to vote for someone as that vote subtracts one vote from a candidate
by shalmanese 11y ago
With a first past the post election system, lack of electability is a very good reason not to vote for someone as that vote subtracts one vote from a candidate who has a realistic chance of winning.
This wouldn't be as big of a problem in a runoff style voting system.
- mindcrime 11y agoWith a first past the post election system, lack of electability is a very good reason not to vote for someone as that vote subtracts one vote from a candidate who has a realistic chance of winning. Not if you would have simply chosen not to vote at all otherwise. Nobody is entitled to my vote, and every candidate has an equal opportunity to earn that vote. Somebody will, most won't. If nobody does, I won't vote. And I'm not the only person who operates this way. This wouldn't be as big of a problem in a runoff style voting system. I'd love to see us adopt Approval voting, but I'm not holding my breath.
- ClayShentrup 11y agowww.electology.org/approval-voting
- eli 11y agoEveryone has a realistic chance of winning if enough people vote for them.