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In response to "No, it's not. Many systems require runoffs if there's not a majority. -- nm" by pmb

Okay, certainly not every, but you get my point. People don't blink at this process until situations like this.

Posted by David (aka David) Feb 27 '20, 16:59

If I do an online popularity vote for anything, the largest percentage wins. And it won't be 50% most of the time when the ballot lists five or more options.

I don't complain about it a lot here, but nobody dislikes Trump more than me. Even so, I don't see a lot of positive scenarios to people trying to take the nomination away from the guy who gets the most votes.

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We're not choosing the best Def Leppard song though. We're choosing who's going to lead this country. Someone holding a minority position should not -- (edited) - pmb Feb 27, 17:05 3
- This is one of those rare instances where we don't line up on politics. I like the idea in theory. - David Feb 27, 17:10 2
  - The Def Leppard thing doesn't work because it's inconsequential. Here we're talking about leading the country and also the party. - pmb Feb 27, 18:41 1
    - You're entitled to use whatever you want, but the example you cite isn't a democratic vote. -- nm - David Feb 27, 19:12

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Okay, certainly not every, but you get my point. People don't blink at this process until situations like this.

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