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The key to viable third parties seems to be preferential voting (Australian ballot) where voters rank candidates by preference, coupled with

Posted by TWuG Nov 4 '15, 08:13

run-offs when no candidate reaches 50%+1 majority.

I can just imagine the WTF looks on the faces of Americans if presented with a preferential ballot.

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Counterpoint - Australia doesn't have a viable third party, at least in the House of Reps equivalent. - Roger More Nov 4, 08:25
mixed-member proportional representation! -- (link) - znufrii Nov 4, 08:20 [youtube] 1
- I always feel that this system is too easy to manipulate by the political parties....plus I feel its more complicated than ranking. -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 4, 08:23
I would endorse this idea more than PR....the challenge in Canada would be that Liberals would likely form right out of 10 governments. - Walt_Disney Nov 4, 08:20 1
- I hate PR for Canada. We have so few binding institutions cross-country. The large brokerage-style parties are one of the few. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 08:35
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- "Is first best or worst? Can I skip numbers? What if I leave someone out?" -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 08:18 1
  - "Here's a ball. Perhaps you'd like to bounce it." -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 08:19
Canada seems to do okay without it. -- nm - spamlet Nov 4, 08:15 6
- wait for it... -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 08:16 5
  - Agreeance. I think Trudeau will float some idea of changing FPTP. Not sure how far it will go but some change will be presented. -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 4, 08:21 4
    - I mean, he ran on it, so... -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 08:22 3
      - Politicians run on lots of things but then change them because of some financial or political challenge.... - Walt_Disney Nov 4, 08:25 2
        
        The Supreme Court will have its say as well. Ironically, some of the rulings against Harper's govt imply that framer's intent would matter on system.. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 08:30 1
        
        This is why I think it's going to be some form of IRV. Very little needs to be functionally changed. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 08:51
That California recall election would have taken 6 years to figure out. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 08:14

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