www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... What kind of mental gymnastics is Annie doing here by criticizing ranked choice voting? It's as if the spoiler effect isn't important enough not to support RCV for her. - ThreadSky

jgull.bsky.social • 14 days ago

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/new-york-mayoral-race-cuomo-mamdani/683146/

What kind of mental gymnastics is Annie doing here by criticizing ranked choice voting? It's as if the spoiler effect isn't important enough not to support RCV for her.

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jgull.bsky.social•14 days ago

Maybe this is oversimplifying her argument but it sounds like "I want my guy to win, or fuck it, the other party can win and burn everything".

jgull.bsky.social•14 days ago

Isn't it BETTER than more candidates stay in the election longer, cross-endorse and encourage more activity, involvement, and discussion in the process? Her argument seems to be no, this is bad. This makes zero sense.

jgull.bsky.social•14 days ago

Another positive about ranked choice voting is that it tends to let multiple parties flourish rather than the tired and polarizing two-party system we've been strangled by for so long. Annie's article ignores this and it seems her argument is "this isn't democratic".

jgull.bsky.social•14 days ago

I vehemently disagree and say that it's in fact MORE democratic. Ranked choice voting will allow for candidates who better reflect the voters to have a fighting chance in elections, rather than people picking an "establishment" politician as a safety pick.

natecochrane.bsky.social•14 days ago

So preferential voting?

Like in Australia?

jgull.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yeah it has a few names. RCV, the alternative vote, preferential voting. CGP Grey has a fantastic primer on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE

natecochrane.bsky.social•14 days ago

Thanks for the pointer but, like some 20 million other Aussies, I have lived it for half a century (some of us much longer). 🤣

And we’d stack our democratic system against anything the US could throw out any day of the week.

jgull.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yeah it was really for others who happen by this thread later. I am happy that Australia has already long been benefiting from this voting option.

natecochrane.bsky.social•14 days ago

It has its downsides but in general creates outcomes closer to the aggregate sentiment than 1PP voting. And it lifts the likelihood of smaller voices gaining a seat at the table, especially when the major players wander too far off piste.

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