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Unfortunately RCV has some of it's best properties nullified when it comes to how the US does presidential elections. Spoiler candidates are back in the runnin
by X6S1x6Okd1st 6y ago
Unfortunately RCV has some of it's best properties nullified when it comes to how the US does presidential elections.
Spoiler candidates are back in the running under this system.
E.g. everyone in maine has the following preference:
Jo Jorgenson
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
They have demonstrated that they'd prefer Jo Jorgenson over Biden, but Biden over trump. The reality is that the rest of the country can only show a preference for one candidate as first choice. Maine submitting a vote for Jo Jorgenson when she can not win the whole election really goes against the principals of RCV.
For now it'd be really good if they specified their delegates to vote in a way to best preserve the total ordering, not just to vote for whatever candidate 'wins' the RCV for maine alone.