Episode Synopsis "Larry Lessig and Adam Eichen talk RCV in presidential primaries"

Trouble lies ahead for for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, with vote-splitting, 'spoilers' and non-majority outcomes made even more likely with every new candidate who enters the field. Ranked choice voting offers a solution to protect majority outcomes and eliminate split or wasted votes. Larry Lessig and Adam Eichen explain exactly how RCV would work as proposed for New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Equal Citizens: https://equalcitizens.us RCV in presidential nominations: https://www.fairvote.org/rcv_for_presidential_nominations#what_s_wrong_with_the_way_we_vote_now

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