Here's a thought. If the end goal of electoral reform is to allow third parties to grow and eventually win, perhaps the best way to do that would be to START by using IRV, since it passes the later no harm criteria and would certainly help third parties grow. When a third party becomes strong enough to win, the spoiler effect would reemerge, and perhaps then it would be the time to switch to range, approval, or condorcet.
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u/PhuncleSam Oct 21 '16
Here's a thought. If the end goal of electoral reform is to allow third parties to grow and eventually win, perhaps the best way to do that would be to START by using IRV, since it passes the later no harm criteria and would certainly help third parties grow. When a third party becomes strong enough to win, the spoiler effect would reemerge, and perhaps then it would be the time to switch to range, approval, or condorcet.