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"Wild Election Results Brought To You By Single-Mark Ballots" article at Democracy Chronicles

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VoteFair
Tue, Sep 27, 2016 9:44 PM

I just published an article about the U.S. Presidential election.  Here
is the link:

https://democracychronicles.com/wild-election/

The article humorously explains to non-math folks:

  • Vote splitting

  • Vote concentration

  • Single-mark ballots

  • Approval voting

  • What future generations will use, namely 1-2-3 ballots and pairwise
    counting

  • How we got the first, and last, black president

  • Why Obama won re-election

  • Why George W. Bush won

  • The full map of politics, including the up and down

  • Why a single-mark ballot is not asking for your first choice

  • Why it's OK to lie when you tell people how you marked your
    single-mark ballot

  • And more

If you are on Twitter, here is a link to my Twitter page, which should
show the relevant tweet at the top.  Please re-tweet!  Thanks!!

https://twitter.com/CPsolver

Please feel free to convey feedback either here, or on Twitter, or at
Democracy Chronicles (in that order for how often I'll check for comments).

As I see it, this is an excellent opportunity to educate lots of people,
especially in the U.S., about the need for election-method reform.

And an opportunity for the rest of the world to understand what the heck
is going on in the U.S. presidential election.

Richard Fobes

I just published an article about the U.S. Presidential election. Here is the link: https://democracychronicles.com/wild-election/ The article humorously explains to non-math folks: * Vote splitting * Vote concentration * Single-mark ballots * Approval voting * What future generations will use, namely 1-2-3 ballots and pairwise counting * How we got the first, and last, black president * Why Obama won re-election * Why George W. Bush won * The full map of politics, including the up and down * Why a single-mark ballot is not asking for your first choice * Why it's OK to lie when you tell people how you marked your single-mark ballot * And more If you are on Twitter, here is a link to my Twitter page, which should show the relevant tweet at the top. Please re-tweet! Thanks!! https://twitter.com/CPsolver Please feel free to convey feedback either here, or on Twitter, or at Democracy Chronicles (in that order for how often I'll check for comments). As I see it, this is an excellent opportunity to educate lots of people, especially in the U.S., about the need for election-method reform. And an opportunity for the rest of the world to understand what the heck is going on in the U.S. presidential election. Richard Fobes