Category: RCV

Ranked-Choice Voting: The Latest Elite Fad Pushing Toward Social Disintegration

Commentary When society has widespread faith that its institutions and the experts who guide public policy are unbiased, its people can tolerate a lot—even when things don’t happen to go their way. In recent years, however, this confidence has taken a beating, especially among conservatives (e.g., this 2022 Gallup poll). This trend presents a serious,…


Maine Offers Last Hope for New England to Send a Midterm Republican Candidate to DC

New England Republicans have one more chance to pick up a seat in the U.S. Congress out of the region’s otherwise across-the-board losses to Democrats. The final hope comes from a tight race in Maine between incumbent Jared Golden and conservative challenger Bruce Poliquin, slated to be decided next week by ranked-choice voting (RCV), a…