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In this context, it's interesting to note that the US Vice President was originally not a running mate to the President, but the runner-up (2nd most electoral c
by codys 10y ago
In this context, it's interesting to note that the US Vice President was originally not a running mate to the President, but the runner-up (2nd most electoral college votes).
This theoretically allows more proportional representation by, essentially, preventing 1 group from electing their representatives of choice to (in this case) 2 positions (ignoring an overwhelming majority & certainty of it)
I'd be interested to see how effective a "runner-up-selection" methodology would be if applied in a more general case.
- chumich1 10y agoLook at what is happening in Brazil right now. They use this system. The minority party was able to impeach Dilma Rousseff and take over the presidency. I would expect lots of these attempts if the US used this system as well
- hash-set 10y agoHere's a better idea: The loser of the election is publicly executed. Have some real skin in the game.