@3volver to General DiscussionEnglish • 6 months agoDoes this plan make sense? v3imagemessage-square432arrow-up1728arrow-down186
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minus-square@chiliedogglink1•6 months agoThe instant run-off is the middle-ground solution. It still benefits the 2 major parties, but it eliminates the Spoiler-effect. My favorite modern example of the spoiler effect was the 2006 Texas Governor’s race, which had a double-spoiler. Rick Perry was being challenged by Democrat Chris Bell, Independant Kinky Friedman, and Carol Strayhorn - anohlther Republican. Strayhorn split the Republican vote, spoiling Perry’s majority. But then Kinky grabbed a lot of the liberal voters, so Perry still won.
The instant run-off is the middle-ground solution. It still benefits the 2 major parties, but it eliminates the Spoiler-effect.
My favorite modern example of the spoiler effect was the 2006 Texas Governor’s race, which had a double-spoiler.
Rick Perry was being challenged by Democrat Chris Bell, Independant Kinky Friedman, and Carol Strayhorn - anohlther Republican.
Strayhorn split the Republican vote, spoiling Perry’s majority. But then Kinky grabbed a lot of the liberal voters, so Perry still won.