Being in other countries & being asked why, even though Clinton got more votes, Trump won, really drives home how broken our "democracy" is.
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A proportional system like MMP (not IRV) gives a pretty representative legislature, which is stable-ish 1/
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But the advantage to a system with a clear winner (e.g., UK) is the winner gets to keep their promises 2/
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& then voters see (a) what those promises lead to, or (b) that they don't believe their own policies 3/3

Dec 1, 2016 · 7:24 AM UTC

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MMP prevents extremes from winning, UK-style discourages extremes, US system thinks it can check & balance
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I think 1992, 2000, 2008, and 2016 (trifecta years) have this effect and they don't last long.
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