PSCI 3362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Instant-Runoff Voting
22 Feb 2016
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Small states matter more in a popular vote because it"s cheaper. Candidates now don"t go to small states because that"s not. Small states matter more in electoral college o o. Most of the time popular vote and electoral college vote are the same. Potentially makes voters feel like their votes count. Forces the candidate to focus on state-based issues. National popular vote will cause candidates to campaign more. Spoilers - can affect the national popular vote as much as the electoral college, minor party candidate. Problem is less than a majority can decide the outcome. When there is a plurality type of election (used in states, usually have two choices, winner-take-all election) o. Florida was a problem state in 2000, bush won by less than 600 votes. o o. Nader took votes from gore, buchanan took votes from bush. Keep the electoral college as it is now o o don"t go to vote in january.
