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.
I vote for a different voting system
I vote for a different voting system
I vote for a different voting system
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.