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[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How does this compare to first past the post? Does it make any difference in outcomes?

Yes. It may be the only chance American Democrats have of winning any future elections.

The next wildcard candidate will attract a bunch of votes, while a Democrat who stands for shitty compeomises could still get a "better than the other asshole" approval vote.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I doubt it. At best, Dem and wildcard liberal will get same amount of votes. Republican and wildcard conservative will get same amount of votes.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Except there's no non-wildcard Republican candidate.

They've cracked the formula for telling their voter base that this time will be different and anti-establishment.

While the Democrats have solved for how to exhaust their voter base patience. (Bombing innocent people in other countries.)

Approval based voting is the only way the Democratic party remains a player in American politics.