(January 18, 2022 at 12:14 pm)Spongebob Wrote: Ranked voting helps to stop that because you get multiple votes and can safety put your favorite candidate first and maybe the most popular candidate 2nd or 3rd.
Stop the corrupt formation of voting districts is another tool. If a district is 90% Republican, the most extreme Republican will usually win. If a district is more diverse, the candidates have to appeal to more people than just their nutball base.
Ranked voting has its drawbacks:
Wikipedia -- 2002 French presidential election
Note the first round percentages versus the second round.
