Ranked choice voting seeks to confuse voters so that they have a difficult time electing their representatives. A good example is the Alaska 2022 U.S. House race, with voters electing a Democrat to represent Alaska.
Nick Begich III and Sarah Palin divided the Republican vote, and we got a Democrat candidate who had fewer votes than their combined total. As the saying goes: “Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.”
— James K. Johnson
Soldotna
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