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I've been voting RCV and I've yet to see this actually occur in practice. The candidates who are marketing themselves so well that they are second on almost eve
by slownews45 5y ago
I've been voting RCV and I've yet to see this actually occur in practice. The candidates who are marketing themselves so well that they are second on almost everyone's ballot (in a 13 person race!) are generally FIRST on a fair number (relative to all 13 folks).
- obelos 5y agoThis is what happened in Burlington, VT that prompted them to repeal IRV/RCV: https://electionscience.org/library/irv-and-core-support/ https://electionscience.org/library/irv-and-core-support/
- slownews45 5y agoFantastic. Thanks for link. Would screening for a condorcet winner (beats all winner) FIRST then proceeding to RCV address this concern sufficiently? Ballot completion would remain unchanged.