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I vote for a different voting system

Eli Dourado
Jan 12, 2021
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I vote for a different voting system
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Can a change in the voting system save our country? Start with a simple electoral model: two strong, instrumentally rational parties; one dimension of political discourse (a simple left-right axis); and a simple majority voting rule where each voter selects the party closest to his location on the axis. How do the two parties behave? It’s simple, they each adopt a position very close to the view held by the median voter.

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