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When Americans think about voting, we imagine a list of names and the person with the most votes wins, right? As discussed in chapter 7, most U.S states rely on a winner- takes-all type of system (also known as a plurality system). This means that the candidate with the most votes compared to everybody else running will win. Consequently, it is likely that a candidate can win with less than a majority - 50% of the vote. Therefore, the idea that the best candidate will win is not always the case. In fact, often voters are forced to choose between the lesser of two evils'. Is there a better way to run elections? Maybe. Proponents of ranked-choice voting (RCV) argue that it is fairer and more accurately reflects the collective will of the majority. The way it works is pretty simple: voters rank their preferred candidates by order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes (50.1%) then the candidate with the least votes is eliminated until a clear winner has reached the majority threshold. Sound confusing? Let's try an experiment? Click on the link below to try a RCV ballot. RankedVote: Vote for King of the Animal Kingdom (I will announce the winner in my reply) Question: OK, now that you have tried it out, what do you think? Should U.S. elections adopt ranked-choice voting? Why? Or Why not