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by JumpCrisscross 535 days ago
> This distresses people who feel like such moderates are very far from their own views

It pisses off people who don’t understand compromise.

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They don't want to compromise, agreed.

But they know they live in a state where any presidential candidate with (R) next to their name can win by 10-20 points. So they wonder how such a state can elect a Democrat without something underhanded going on. A working theory is that the RCV system is "too confusing" for some folks and it leads to the D candidate winning an "undeserved" victory.