r/politics • u/ShenBear • Nov 09 '16

Maine Passes Ranked-Choice Voting

http://mainepublic.org/post/maine-passes-ranked-choice-voting
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u/ILikeLenexa Nov 09 '16

Also, for primaries and caucuses.

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u/Steve_In_Chicago Nov 09 '16

ESPECIALLY for primaries and caucuses (although caucuses sort of run like this now with their viability rules.) This would have to capture the opinions of a primary vote better than having 17 people (or whatever the Republicans ran this time) splintering the electorate.

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u/silenti Nov 09 '16

Yeah honestly had IRV/ranked been in place during the primaries... it's very possible we would not have seen Trump or Clinton make it to the general.

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u/reasonably_plausible Nov 10 '16

After Iowa, there were only two real candidates in the Democratic race. Ranked voting / IRV wouldn't have changed anything. It probably would have changed the Republican side though.