However, there is something that could be done that would enable the center to hold. Just change the voting system.
No how far left a voter is, they would prefer center over far right, and vice versa for right wing voters for the center over the far left. However, the current system ignores that preference because none of rate center firs…
However, there is something that could be done that would enable the center to hold. Just change the voting system.
No how far left a voter is, they would prefer center over far right, and vice versa for right wing voters for the center over the far left. However, the current system ignores that preference because none of rate center first. IRV likewise ignores that preference because it would blithely eliminate the center first leaving far left and far right as the last two standing.
What's needed is is system which sets up a pairwise contest between all candidates so that if more voters prefer center over far right than the reverse and more voters prefer center over far left than the reverse, then center would win. While bringing that effect to the presidency would require national adoption of such a system, affecting Congress could be done with just a few states doing so. If the margin of power for the majority party consists of representatives elected by such a system, then the center would control what is able to pass in Congress.
However, there is something that could be done that would enable the center to hold. Just change the voting system.
No how far left a voter is, they would prefer center over far right, and vice versa for right wing voters for the center over the far left. However, the current system ignores that preference because none of rate center first. IRV likewise ignores that preference because it would blithely eliminate the center first leaving far left and far right as the last two standing.
What's needed is is system which sets up a pairwise contest between all candidates so that if more voters prefer center over far right than the reverse and more voters prefer center over far left than the reverse, then center would win. While bringing that effect to the presidency would require national adoption of such a system, affecting Congress could be done with just a few states doing so. If the margin of power for the majority party consists of representatives elected by such a system, then the center would control what is able to pass in Congress.