Who's Counting: Alternative Voting Methods and Mitt Romney's Mathematical/Political Gaffes

The large number of candidates running for president in both parties splinters voter support. Two unfortunate consequences of this are that good second-tier candidates often quickly fall by the wayside and that not so impressive first-tier candidates are anointed early by the prevailing poobahs and pundits. Alternative Voting Methods A partial solution to the first problem of losing good second-tier candidates prematurely is to use a method different than the standard plurality way of...Full Story