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If this is your platform, Iβll vote for you. Throw in a little RCV, and Iβll canvas, too.
I want to get rid of FPTP voting but a recent veritasium video has me wondering if we should try something better than RCV.
Not saying I would vote no on RCV, but if weβre going to change the voting method, letβs do it in a way ensures that the people are best represented.
There are many better systems than RCV, but if has two things going for it:
- Already some momentum. Itβs already implemented widely (if not commonly) in the US and other countries.
- Itβs easy for people to understand, which is critical for trust, and possible to hand count if necessary.
With all due respect to Veritasium, perfect here is definitely the enemy of good. RCV is maybe the least good of many better-than-FPTP options, and has flaws; however, any argument for doing better than RCV based on βit has flawsβ will always end up with arguing that we should use the Condorcet method, which would be impossible to approve and possibly impossible to implement.
The next best thing to RCV is far less of an improvement over RCV than RCV is over FPTP. Iβd rather have STAR, but all of these options are broadly unknown, difficult to explain, and more complex to execute by hand than RCV. Iβd rather have something, than stay stuck on FPTP.
I donβt disagree one bit.
I just want people to realize that anything is better than FPTP but we shouldnβt stop at RCV. We should relentlessly pursue democracy, ensuring that The People are represented in the most accurate way possible.
So yes, vote for RCV. But donβt let it be the destination.
