In the US, winner-take-all voting has created A LOT of political polarization. But what if rather than voting for one candidate, you could rank all of them so if your first choice doesn’t win, your vote goes to your second choice? So long, polarization!
# Stuff You Should Know - Ranked Choice Voting Episode
Josh and Chuck dive into ranked choice voting, exploring how this alternative voting system works and why it might solve America's polarization problem. Starting with their recent travels to Australia and New Zealand, the guys explain how ranked choice voting is already being used in other countries and why it's gaining traction in places like Maine, which became the first U.S. state to use it in statewide elections. They break down the history of the system in America, discuss why it keeps getting abandoned when politicians find it threatening, and examine both the potential benefits and criticisms of this intriguing electoral alternative.
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