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OP is using the term loosely, but the issue is with FPTP a candidate can win with one vote over 1/n percent of the vote. So if there are 10 candidates the winne
by dkjaudyeqooe 4y ago
OP is using the term loosely, but the issue is with FPTP a candidate can win with one vote over 1/n percent of the vote. So if there are 10 candidates the winner need only 10% of the vote plus 1 vote to win.
That's an impoverished version of democracy.
- Tycho 4y agoScaling effects matter. In practice there are many parties but most of the votes go to two of them.
- dkjaudyeqooe 4y agoAnd so the big parties have a disproportionate advantage. That's why there's no push from either of them to change the system and why it ends up essentially being a scam for the big parties.
- Tycho 4y agoThe big parties continually moderate their positions so that about half the population wants to vote for them.