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Originally Posted by redlemon
Booboo - Let's say Candidates A and B are very similar, and C is very different. 60% of the voters like both A and B. 40% like C. In the current system, C could easily win, since A and B could end up with about 30% apiece. Approval voting would put A and B both above C.
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Likewise, in 1992, Bush, or maybe even Perot, would have won. In fact, this would have been the case with pretty much any election system other than the one we have now.