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McSpiff12/08/2010 9:51:31 am PST

re: #389 Obdicut

I really like systems like Condorcet voting. However, I haven’t seen anything from other systems, like in Israel and/or the UK, that indicates those systems really produce better results in terms of actual candidates.

Which system do you think produces better candidates than the US?

I wouldn’t argue that any system produces better candidates per se, but when you have multiple candidates that are closer in ideology than the GOP and the Dems, it reduces the need to vote for the party. I’m sure for both Reid and Angele many were simply voting Dem and GOP, rather than for either candidate. Or even against the other. Note: This is a gut feeling, have no polling numbers or anything to back this.