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  • The instant run-off is the middle-ground solution. It still benefits the 2 major parties, but it eliminates the Spoiler-effect.

    My favorite modern example of the spoiler effect was the 2006 Texas Governor’s race, which had a double-spoiler.

    Rick Perry was being challenged by Democrat Chris Bell, Independant Kinky Friedman, and Carol Strayhorn - anohlther Republican.

    Strayhorn split the Republican vote, spoiling Perry’s majority. But then Kinky grabbed a lot of the liberal voters, so Perry still won.


  • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlFiguring things out
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    6 months ago

    Have you ever had the change your fundamental understanding of the world? What if you found out today that our entire understanding of science and the universe was flawed due to the interference of some outside force that caused us to make all kinds of faulty observations.

    Would you instantly accept it as fact when presented with evidence? Or would your lifetime of observations still carry weight?







  • I still use my old quadrphonic 8-track for my speaker amp, though the 8-track tapes themselves are all worn out.

    I keep “Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk” by Meco loaded in the player, but I haven’t tried playing it in years out of fear.

    It was neat though because the 4 channels were different layered tracks, so you could custom mix the music as it played using the quadraphics.