Listen "Could ranked choice voting fix our elections?"
Episode Synopsis
Earlier this month, millions of voters got to pick a president: Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. But what if we had a totally different kind of election system, one where you could rank a bunch of people you’d like as president, instead of being forced to choose between just two viable options? Listener William wants to know: Why hasn’t ranked-choice voting taken off? And could it be the fix for our super polarized politics? Jonquilyn Hill goes to Vox senior correspondent Dylan Matthews for some lunch ordering strategy, Hollywood trash talk, and, most importantly, answers.
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Can ranking candidates fix elections?
Credits:
Jonquilyn Hill, host
Sofi LaLonde, producer
Cristian Ayala, engineer
Caitlin PenzeyMoog, fact checker
Carla Javier, supervising producer
Jorge Just and Natalie Jennings, editors
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Is there something you’re dying to figure out? Send us your questions! Call 1-800-618-8545.
:
Can ranking candidates fix elections?
Credits:
Jonquilyn Hill, host
Sofi LaLonde, producer
Cristian Ayala, engineer
Caitlin PenzeyMoog, fact checker
Carla Javier, supervising producer
Jorge Just and Natalie Jennings, editors
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