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> Which is why we really need approval voting, so we can actually vote for the candidates we like, rather than needing to "strategically" hold our noses. Appro

• gs17 4mo ago
  Yes, but it specifically ends the "vote for a candidate you dislike instead of the one you do like" type. Strategic approval voting is simply setting a higher/lower threshold on your approval. Your favorite is always included in your vote (assuming you like at least one candidate).
  • pseudalopex 4mo ago
    > Strategic approval voting is simply setting a higher/lower threshold on your approval. The strategy of this is no simpler than the strategy of a single vote system. > Yes, but it specifically ends the "vote for a candidate you dislike instead of the one you do like" type. > Your favorite is always included in your vote (assuming you like at least one candidate). Ranking candidates would express preferences more than approval voting. But you advocated approval voting solely.
    • gs17 4mo ago
      > But you advocated approval voting solely. Yes, because RCV has issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_squeeze https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_squeeze . Voting for your favorite candidate in RCV can help cause them to lose! STAR is okay, but approval voting solves most of the issues with elections without being more complex.