9th June 2018, 8:56 AM
Well of course it was carefully designed. We're talking about mathematical theory here, it always ALWAYS is. That's precisely the point. That said, you're right, ranked choice voting (whatever variation is used) beats winner take all by a large margin.
I don't think cardinal voting would confuse people that much. It's basically how Olympic judges score people, and if explained in those terms I think it would work.
I don't think cardinal voting would confuse people that much. It's basically how Olympic judges score people, and if explained in those terms I think it would work.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)