> it frequently becomes a "the relatively sane person needs every vote they can get to defeat the lunatic" sort of decision. Until it becomes the a "both peopl

> it frequently becomes a "the relatively sane person needs every vote they can get to defeat the lunatic" sort of decision. Until it becomes the a "both people are lunatics" sort of decision.... > Third parties aren't going to be a real thing in the US without a change to the way we count votes. Exactly. Perhaps the single most important (feasible) improvement that could be made in US politics is broader adoption of Instant-Runoff Voting! It keeps things simple, maintains single-representation, but avoids the absurdity of first-past-the-post voting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting