🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃

darinself.com

19 October 2026 00:24

Yeah, I'm not trying to say he is set to win, but that multi-round elections seem to allow passive voters to activate.

Emily Bunny

emilybunny.bsky.social

19 October 2026 00:24

A ranked choice system is much better than two-round systems, but two-round is definitely better than single-round plurality.

Mike Elk

mikeelk.bsky.social

19 October 2026 00:24

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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃

darinself.com

19 October 2026 00:24

Presidentialism isn't great, but two-round elections are certainly better than single-round, because a lot of the "oh that guy couldn't actually win" realize "oh sh*t, he could actually win" and get off the bench. Trump doesn't win 2016 if we use 2-rounds.

Mike Boylan-Kolchin

mbkplus.bsky.social

19 October 2026 00:23

There are others like him but they’re usually better at hiding their general contempt.