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Originally posted by SecretMethod70
Actually, after the 2000 elections there was an article in Discover magazine about different voting methods. I remember this one, and while I'm not positive, I believe it was pretty high up there as far as garnering an accurate statistical representation of the people's will. The other thing I took out of the article that I remember to this day is that, with or without the electoral college, our manner of voting is the absolute worst regarding accurately depicting the people's will.
I'll look through my extensive archive (which is unfortunately not catalogued cause I'm not a damn library  ) and see if I can find the article again.
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May the Best Man Lose By Dana Mackenzie
Nov 2000
This month's presidential election highlights an ugly truth about American politics: The most popular candidates, like John McCain, often don't get elected. The problem, mathematicians say, lies in our voting system itself.
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Unfortunately, I can't remember my login, so I can't copy the text in. I personally like the "vote once for everybody you like" system; it's much simpler than ranking.