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Yes, it does mean throwing your vote away under Hare RCV. People who ranked Begich second had their vote thrown away when he was eliminated.
by fdsjgfklsfd 4y ago
Yes, it does mean throwing your vote away under Hare RCV. People who ranked Begich second had their vote thrown away when he was eliminated.
- autoexec 4y agoPeople who ranked Begich second still had the vote for their #1 pick counted. It doesn't matter who your #2 pick was if your number #1 pick is still in the race. That's the entire point of picking a #1 candidate. A vote that is counted in the final contest of an election is not a vote "thrown away" even though the person they voted for lost. Voters have to be allowed to pick a candidate who ultimately doesn't have enough supporters to win an election. That's how elections work.