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As long as you have "first past the post" and voluntary voting, you won't really get anything better. The compulsory voting and specifying the order of who want
by oldandtired 9y ago
As long as you have "first past the post" and voluntary voting, you won't really get anything better. The compulsory voting and specifying the order of who want in is, somewhat better, in that there can be non-major candidates that end up getting elected.
Isn't perfect, but then again, what is?
- hinkley 9y agoIt also signals that someone who got 60% doesn’t necessarily have a “mandate”. People may have just really hated the other front runner. If 20% cast a ranked vote for a more centrist or extreme 3rd party candidate you know which way you have to lean your policies within your comfort zone to do what you meant to without tanking your approval rating.
- refurb 9y agoWith more than two parties the likelihood of a President having a mandate is even lower.