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groovedaddy

(6,229 posts) Mon Nov 19, 2018, 12:52 PM Nov 2018

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Ranked-choice voting passes the test in Maine

"In the initial results, Republican Bruce Poliquin held a lead of 2,632 votes over Democratic nominee Jared Golden, but with two independent candidates in the race, his tally amounted to only 46.4 percent of the vote cast, to 45.5 percent for Golden. When votes for the two independent candidates were reallocated, Golden had gained more than twice as many new votes as Poliquin. He ended up on top with 139,231 votes to Poliquin’s 136,326, for a victory margin of 2,905 votes."

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2018/11/16/ranked-choice-voting-passes-test-maine/qVoaP6FsuZmRgeqil96uKJ/story.html

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Ranked-choice voting passes the test in Maine (Original Post) groovedaddy Nov 2018 OP

I like it! California_Republic Nov 2018 #1

I do as well. Who would be against this? groovedaddy Nov 2018 #3

Normally in a tight race the losing group will blame ranked choice California_Republic Nov 2018 #4

The REPUBLICANS of course mitch96 Nov 2018 #5

should be adopted everywhere. List left Nov 2018 #2

California_Republic

(1,826 posts)

1. I like it!

Reply to groovedaddy (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2018, 12:58 PM

Nov 2018

groovedaddy

(6,229 posts)

3. I do as well. Who would be against this?

Reply to California_Republic (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 19, 2018, 01:29 PM

Nov 2018

And why?

California_Republic

(1,826 posts)

4. Normally in a tight race the losing group will blame ranked choice

Reply to groovedaddy (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 19, 2018, 01:31 PM

Nov 2018

mitch96

(13,885 posts)

5. The REPUBLICANS of course

Reply to groovedaddy (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 19, 2018, 02:23 PM

Nov 2018

The will do anything to win an election and this would block any ratf**kery..
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List left

(595 posts)

2. should be adopted everywhere.

Reply to groovedaddy (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2018, 01:18 PM

Nov 2018

Australia uses ranked-choice voting.

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