Allow me to propose a solution to the spoiler effect regarding the
Democrats and Ralph Nader's campaign. Perhaps a dialogue should be
maintained between the two camps. Come to an agreement about a runoff
election a month or two before November. The Democrats and Nader's
campaign will split the cost. If no agreement can be made about paying
for the runoff, or if the cost is prohibitive, then an independent poll
shall be carried out, determining the most likely voter preference. The
winner of this runoff or poll shall challenge Bush in November.
The loser shall throw his support behind the winner and withdraw from the race. The winner should also take on real election reform as an issue to prevent these sorts of dilemmas from happening in the future. You can learn more about fair election methods at http://www.fairvote.org.
Daniel McGuire
Salt Lake City
The loser shall throw his support behind the winner and withdraw from the race. The winner should also take on real election reform as an issue to prevent these sorts of dilemmas from happening in the future. You can learn more about fair election methods at http://www.fairvote.org.
Daniel McGuire
Salt Lake City
Election Day '09 was a roller-coaster for election reformers. Instant runoff voting had a great night in Minnesota, where St. Paul voters chose to implement IRV for its city elections, and Minneapolis voters used IRV for the first time—with local media touting it as a big success. As the Star-Tribune noted in endorsing IRV for St. Paul, Tuesday’s elections give the Twin Cities a chance to show the whole state of Minnesota the benefits of adopting IRV. There were disappointments in Lowell and Pierce County too, but high-profile multi-candidate races in New Jersey and New York keep policymakers focused on ways to reform elections; the Baltimore Sun and Miami Herald were among many newspapers publishing commentary from FairVote board member and former presidential candidate John Anderson on how IRV can mitigate the problems of plurality elections.