Tl;dw all ranked choice options have a mathmatical spoiler effect. Approval voting doesn’t. First past the post is the worst.
Tl;dw all ranked choice options have a mathmatical spoiler effect. Approval voting doesn’t. First past the post is the worst.
FPTP is the worst if your aim is to represent the will of the people. If you see democracy as something to be contained, and want a placebo button that the unwashed rabble can press every few years and feel like they have a stake, without them being able to threaten the interests of those who really rule, it would be seen as the safest option.