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>> The perception of fairness is the most important thing. And yet, we add a single level of quantization (the electoral college) and half the country loses th
by phkahler 4y ago
>> The perception of fairness is the most important thing.
And yet, we add a single level of quantization (the electoral college) and half the country loses their mind whenever the "majority vote" candidate doesn't win. Maybe something a little more complicated would be good ;-)
- rayiner 4y agoThe electoral college isn’t a voting rule (for deciding who wins) it’s a power distribution rule (for deciding who does the electing). But you’re correct that even that modest complexity causes people to have a fit every four years when it doesn’t reflect their intuitive understanding of how elections should work.