Planks
Active Member
While ranked choice voting wouldn’t work within an electoral college based system, Ross Perot is a good example of why Ranked Choice Voting would be a superior voting method.
Everyone who voted Perot could have put Bush as their #2 choice. When the votes were tallied and Perot came in last place, he would be eliminated and his votes would be reassigned to his voters’ #2 choice Bush.
Ranked choice voting allows voters to vote for the candidate they actually prefer without having to worry about their preferred candidate playing spoiler.
Everyone who voted Perot could have put Bush as their #2 choice. When the votes were tallied and Perot came in last place, he would be eliminated and his votes would be reassigned to his voters’ #2 choice Bush.
Ranked choice voting allows voters to vote for the candidate they actually prefer without having to worry about their preferred candidate playing spoiler.
