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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 01:55 PM Original message |
Instant runoff - good idea? |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Save a lot of money & time. |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The money savings |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Excellent idea, makes 3rd party candidacy possible without the "spoiler |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. What is not to like? |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I have no objections to a new idea |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Its in use lots of other places. |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. There is some thought it would dilute the current two party monopoly. |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. It can. 8^) |
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Sawkrates (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Somewhat |
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Che_Nuevara (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. The mathematics of voting theory are quite interesting. |
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Sawkrates (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. My personal crackpot idea... |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. It makes negative ads much less effective |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. Thom Hartmann is really excited about it. That's usually a good sign. nt |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. can't be worse then what we got |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. I do like the idea |
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Sawkrates (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-06-06 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. If it had been instituted in FL in 2000 Al Gore would now be POTUS |
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