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People have strong preferences for one candidate over another. Approval voting takes that preference from voters, which instinctually seems like a very unattrac
by newen 6y ago
People have strong preferences for one candidate over another. Approval voting takes that preference from voters, which instinctually seems like a very unattractive system.
E.g., let’s say I’m a “moderate” in the US in 2008. I would like either Obama or McCain to win but I have a strong preference for Obama and I do not like any of the third parties. Approval voting doesn’t allow me to express this very common preference.
- godelski 6y agos/Approval/STAR (or range)? At worse these are approval, at best they are more expressive while still being substantially simpler than any ranked method (which requires multi rounds). I'd argue that STAR and range are more expressive than ranked because you can actually specify how much more or less you like a candidate than another. You can't express this in a ranked system.