Should the Public Trust Approval Voting?

<p>The American voting system has traditionally been first-past-the-post (i.e., the first candidate that meets a certain threshold wins). This system has disincentivized political alternatives. Votes for less-popular candidates tend to be viewed as wasted (see the &ldquo;spoiler effect&rdquo;), and so many voters choose the more popular party that is closest to their preferences, ultimately narrowing the political window to two options &mdash; in our case, red and blue &mdash; which ultimately hurts the more leftist candidates our movement tends to support.</p> <p>Many academics and activists have been debating voting alternatives. Ranked choice voting (RCV), for example, has increased in popularity with advocates such as Fairvote.org.</p> <p><a href="https://aninjusticemag.com/should-the-public-trust-approval-voting-ce1854bc5aee"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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