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The two-round French Presidential style isn't a bad idea, either. Vote for your conscience during round 1, vote defensively if you want to round 2. At least we
by mancerayder 10y ago
The two-round French Presidential style isn't a bad idea, either. Vote for your conscience during round 1, vote defensively if you want to round 2. At least we gauge the popularity of the round 1 contenders instead of never giving them a chance for fear of splitting the vote.
- hood_syntax 10y agoIt may not be a bad idea, but it's in no way better than ranked choice, and ranked choice is still incredibly simple. There wouldn't be any point to using it.
- pjc50 10y agoAs I've commented before, the US primary system is surprisingly similar to this kind of voting, apart from requiring the voters to partition themselves by party first. The US system is the opposite of Instant Runoff Voting, effectively "agonisingly slow runoff voting" (how long is it between the primaries and the election?)
- mancerayder 10y agoThe primaries in the US, while conceptually similar, is very different because the French two round system is intended to allow other parties by letting you test the waters first. Incidentally, I wasn't even allowed to vote for the primaries in my state since it requires me to register as a member of the party six months prior.
- ClayShentrup 10y agoYou can vote your conscience in round 2 only. In round 1, your best strategy is to only vote for one of the top three frontrunners, so you don't waste your vote. And suppose your favorite frontrunner would probably lose a head to head contest with your third favorite frontrunner. Then you may want to vote for your second favorite frontrunner, to make sure she gets into the runoff and has a chance to defeat your #3.