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In response to "oh it's a system you'd love I'm sure because of the discussion/persuasion nature of it" by ty97

It’s basically ranked choice voting + time.

Posted by spamlet Feb 22 '20, 11:59

znufrii just got a tingle but doesn’t know why.

You can virtually caucus by using ranked choice voting which is essentially what Nevada is doing with the “early caucusing” option. It does eliminate the advantage of well run campaigns though to get more people out.

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I do not have an issue with ranked choice, in theory. - ty97 Feb 22, 12:00 4
- I wish I remembered who did the show on the Irish elections. It may have been TAL. - spamlet Feb 22, 12:03
- Ranked choice has a tendency towards the squishy middle choice. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 12:02 2
  - But I think that's likely a better indicator of overall viability. Especially when you have this many candidates. Bernie is going to lead in - pmb Feb 22, 14:31
  - I was guessing this, which is where my reservation lies I guess. I don't know that you always want that person -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 12:07

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It’s basically ranked choice voting + time.

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