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Ranked choice voting has led to a stable two party system everywhere it's been tried. Wrong solution if thats the problem you're tying to solve. (Giving third party candidates a chance)

It does tend to reduce polarization of the platforms and drive them to more moderate positions though.

If you want more parties you need a proportional representation system.



What is a proportional representation system? If the votes splits 40/35/25, winner doesn’t take all? Each party will have representatives 40/35/25?


The latter, meaning none of those three parties have a majority

Obviously doesn’t work for the President, you need tanked choice, runoff, etc

but it does for Congress and senate.


Couldn't proportional representation work if the president is selected via electors? Parties get a portion of the electors and then need to form a coalition that has enough electors to select the president.




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