Instant Run-Off may not be the ultimate voting system, but it is a incontrovertible step-improvement vs. First Past the Post. The idea of marshaling your entir

Instant Run-Off may not be the ultimate voting system, but it is a incontrovertible step-improvement vs. First Past the Post. The idea of marshaling your entire population, and then discarding everything except their selection of the least-worst candidate is ... laughable or tragic? Comical, maybe? Respect for basic thermodynamics demands that, at least, you discover your citizens' true ranking of preference, and respect that.