I think Top-2 is a dead-end. It bakes in the assumption of parties as the ultimate power brokers, and further entrenches FPTP. Even simpler option: implement S

I think Top-2 is a dead-end. It bakes in the assumption of parties as the ultimate power brokers, and further entrenches FPTP. Even simpler option: implement STV. Then primaries are optional as you can essentially bake the primary candidates into the main election if you like. I think it’s quite repugnant to offer Republicans the choice of two Democrats to vote for. (I’m not a Republican). Top-2 admits that FPTP with party primaries is broken, but declines to actually fix the problem beyond a band-aid.