Comment on Don't let the terrible be the enemy of the good.

• Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Voting system where you only get to vote for a single candidate on the ballot. Basically always means people will vote for the “least worst” candidate

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  • YICHM@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thank you. I misinterpreted ‘post’ as social media posts.

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Oh lol, that’s quite funny

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      • WindyRebel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I literally thought it was social media too.

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• Beryl@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  First past the post is a method of voting, wherein voters mark one candidate as their favoriite, and the candidate with more first-preference votes than any other candidate (a plurality) is elected, even if they do not have more than half of votes (a majority).

  This forces the voter to strategize and vote for what they think is the ‘least worst’ candidate that has a chance to receive the most choices, rather than their favorite candidate. It’s therefore probably the worst form of election, as it encourages status quo and voting based on popularity rather than ideas and programs.

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