Pros And Cons Of Presidential Elections
Abstract
Many people living in the United States consider our government and its elections to be a model of inclusion and fairness. It is easy to take pride in our accessible and open election process, yet all too often people find themselves voting for the “lesser of two evils” in an election. Despite our devotion to the two-party system that effectively dominates American politics, our voting policy encourages apathy, prevents dissenting opinions from being expressed with efficacy, and grants disproportionate power to national parties. When third party candidates do arise, they are viewed as “spoiler candidates” that prevent the most popular candidate from winning. In the 2000 presidential election of Bush V. Gore, many voters credited …show more content…
Approval Voting, Steven J. Brams & Peter C. Fishburn, Page 4
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Many people living in the United States consider our government and its elections to be a model of inclusion and fairness. It is easy to take pride in our accessible and open election process, yet all too often people find themselves voting for the “lesser of two evils” in an election. Despite our devotion to the two-party system that effectively dominates American politics, our voting policy encourages apathy, prevents dissenting opinions from being expressed with efficacy, and grants disproportionate power to national parties. When third party candidates do arise, they are viewed as “spoiler candidates” that prevent the most popular candidate from winning. In the 2000 presidential election of Bush V. Gore, many voters credited …show more content…
Approval Voting, Steven J. Brams & Peter C. Fishburn, Page 4
[ 8 ]. This benefit is a distillation of a few different benefits taken from the sources of the other benefits.
[ 9 ]. Approval Voting, Steven J. Brams & Peter C. Fishburn, Page 3
[ 10 ]. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12455.html, Mark Penn
[ 11 ]. Choosing Our Choices: Debating the Presidential Nominating Process, Robert E. DiClerico & James W. Davis, Page 127
[ 12 ]. http://www.ctl.ua.edu/math103/voting/approval.htm
[ 13 ]. “Approval Voting vs. Instant Runoff Voting”, http://archive.fairvote.org/irv/approval.htm
[ 14 ]. “Memorable Elections”, http://www.history.com/topics/memorable-elections
[ 15 ]. “2000 Events Timeline,” http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php
[ 16 ]. http://www.math.cornell.edu/~web1340/hw%204%20solutions.pdf
[ 17 ]. http://www.math.cornell.edu/~web1340/hw%204%20solutions.pdf
[ 18 ]. Impossibility: The Limits of Science and the Science of Limits, John D. Barrow, Page 242
[ 19 ]. Choosing Our Choices: Debating the Presidential Nominating Process, Robert E. DiClerico & James W. Davis, Page 127
[ 20 ]. “Approval Voting vs. Instant Runoff Voting”,