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A reminder to support approval voting, star voting, and proportional voting so we can end the 2 party system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhO6jfHPFQU https:

by amavect 1mo ago

A reminder to support approval voting, star voting, and proportional voting so we can end the 2 party system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhO6jfHPFQU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhO6jfHPFQU https://www.equal.vote/ https://www.equal.vote/

Gormo 1mo ago
Approval voting is reasonable, but a ranked-choice ballot with either IRV or a Condorcet tabulation would be better. Proportional representation would be catastrophically worse than the status quo.
- amavect 1mo ago
  Ranked choice is not better. It has the center squeeze effect.
  - ClayShentrup 1mo ago
    this! https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representation-fallacy-553846a383b3 https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representat...
- ClayShentrup 1mo ago
  no, it would not be better. see voter satisfaction efficiency metrics from monte carlo simulation here. https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representation-fallacy-553846a383b3 https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representat...
ClayShentrup 1mo ago
score voting is simpler and better than STAR voting in every way, and approval voting is radically simpler and better in most scenarios. https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-only-voting-reform-worth-funding-5776beefdd2b https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-only-voting-reform-worth... and PR is a red herring. https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representation-fallacy-553846a383b3 https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representat...
- amavect 1mo ago
  Thanks for sharing! I love approval voting the most by pure simplicity and effectiveness. How does score voting work better than STAR? I thought STAR degenerates into score voting when clone candidates run? I haven't heard much of an argument against proportional voting before. Your article just casts doubt, but doesn't really make a decisive argument against. I actually don't like proportional voting because it reifies parties into the system, but I only support it because I think it can break the party duopoly and step towards better systems. I should rethink that.

by amavect 1mo ago

Gormo 1mo ago

Approval voting is reasonable, but a ranked-choice ballot with either IRV or a Condorcet tabulation would be better. Proportional representation would be catastrophically worse than the status quo.

amavect 1mo ago
Ranked choice is not better. It has the center squeeze effect.
- ClayShentrup 1mo ago
  this! https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representation-fallacy-553846a383b3 https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representat...
ClayShentrup 1mo ago
no, it would not be better. see voter satisfaction efficiency metrics from monte carlo simulation here. https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representation-fallacy-553846a383b3 https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representat...

ClayShentrup 1mo ago

score voting is simpler and better than STAR voting in every way, and approval voting is radically simpler and better in most scenarios. https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-only-voting-reform-worth-funding-5776beefdd2b https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-only-voting-reform-worth... and PR is a red herring. https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representation-fallacy-553846a383b3 https://clayshentrup.medium.com/the-proportional-representat...

amavect 1mo ago
Thanks for sharing! I love approval voting the most by pure simplicity and effectiveness. How does score voting work better than STAR? I thought STAR degenerates into score voting when clone candidates run? I haven't heard much of an argument against proportional voting before. Your article just casts doubt, but doesn't really make a decisive argument against. I actually don't like proportional voting because it reifies parties into the system, but I only support it because I think it can break the party duopoly and step towards better systems. I should rethink that.