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Originally Posted by ASU2003
I think a lot of it's that people don't want to see their 'team' lose to the other side.
They could be better in every way, but if you don't want someone to get elected, you will vote for the person who is most likely to do well against them.
Now, if the US got rank voting, that might change how I and many others would vote.
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(Proper) Electoral reform would definitely open things up. Your electoral college confuses the hell out of me.
Still, that would go against the interests of those who would be introducing it, wouldn't it? Therefore highly unlikely.
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