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Yes, approval voting leaves the door open for some tactical voting. So if candidate #1 would win a simple majority (50.01% of voters), but is absolutely hated
by kbutler 8y ago
Yes, approval voting leaves the door open for some tactical voting.
So if candidate #1 would win a simple majority (50.01% of voters), but is absolutely hated by everyone else, but #2 is "acceptable" or second best to 100% of the voters, should #1 win?
We are used to the binary "simple majority takes all" in elections, but maybe the compromise "everybody is pretty OK with this one" _should_ win.
If it were a group of friends going to a restaurant, or playing a game, #2 sounds like a much better option.
- foobarchu 8y agoI'm not totally convinced that particular compromise should win. The issue I have with it is whether political candidates should have to please everyone. Using that strategy would likely lead to a lot of charismatic but ineffective people getting elected. None of big issues would get any sort of resolution, because the candidates that the most people are ok with are the ones with the fewest controversial stances.
- alistairSH 8y agoBut, the alternative is the dysfunctional partisan mess we have in the US. If parties split government, nothing gets done (save a lot of finger-pointing and chest-thumping). If a single party controls government, "progress" is made, but that progress is likely to be extreme and to the displeasure of a massive portion of the electorate.