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=====How ranked-choice voting saved the Virginia GOP from itself===== | |||
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/how-ranked-choice-voting-saved-the-virginia-gop-from-itself/2021/11/05/6d1aa738-3dc2-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html By Raymond J. La Raja and Alexander Theodoridis the Washington Post 11/01/2021] | |||
Under a ranked-choice system, when the ballots are tallied, the last-place candidate is removed and the second choices of his supporters are distributed to the other candidates. This process continues until one candidate is left standing. There are several benefits to doing things this way. First, voters can vote sincerely for their favorite candidates — even sure losers — because they know that their subsequent choices will be counted. More important for the quality of the selection, requiring that candidates do more than eke out a modest plurality makes it less likely that a factional candidate disliked by most of the party will prevail. | |||
Had the Virginia GOP held an ordinary primary, Chase might well have won — or at least, her attacks on Youngkin might have left him wounded in the general election. Chase might have also fared better in the pressure cooker of an in-person convention held under one roof — because Trump supporters are more likely to show up, and can be vocal and aggressive in support of their candidates. (That the pandemic prodded Republicans to distribute voting across the state was a lucky break.) In the end, Youngkin straddled quite deftly the Trump-loving base and pragmatic GOP-leaning voters in the suburbs, even as he made headway with persuadable independent voters. | |||
=====Dominion sues Sidney Powell for defamation, seeking $1.3 billion in damages===== | =====Dominion sues Sidney Powell for defamation, seeking $1.3 billion in damages===== | ||
