Rank choice voting falling in Alaska...

[Damocles]

Most of the US doesn't know or care how a Democrat was elected to represent Alaska in the US Congress even though 2/3 of the voters voted for a republican as their first choice...

Rank Choice Voting... The Democrat pulled a brilliant strategy... She pointed to the two republicans and told folks to "go ahead, vote for either of them as your first choice, but choose me as your second choice"... Alaskans first foray into Rank Choice voting and they actually did this, and in the end wound up with the algorithm pulling the D out of the hat even though she was not the first choice of more than 2/3 of Alaskans.

Because of this, Alaskans are now voting on Measure 2 and Rank Choice voting is failing to hold onto relevance in that State, though it looks like it will lose by about 1% of the vote, lose is what is happening to it.

Also, this time they refused to split their votes and the D looks to be losing her seat in Congress as well, just one more gain for the republicans in the next Congress.

 

[Goyboy]

Rank Choice Voting Explained​

Rank Choice Voting (RCV) is a voting system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. In an RCV election, voters mark their ballot with a ranking of their preferred candidates, typically from 1 to 5 or more. This system eliminates the need for runoff elections, as it can determine a winner with a majority of votes in a single round.

Here’s a simplified example:

• Consider a race with four candidates (A, B, C, and D) vying for a single seat, such as Governor.
• In an RCV election, voters rank their preferred candidates in order of preference (e.g., 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice, etc.).
• If no candidate receives more than 50% of the 1st-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest 1st-choice votes is eliminated.
• The eliminated candidate’s ballots are then redistributed to their 2nd-choice candidates, and votes are recounted.
• This process continues until a candidate reaches a majority (more than 50%) of the total votes, either through 1st-choice votes or redistributed 2nd-choice votes.

Rank Choice Voting aims to:

• Increase voter choice and representation
• Reduce the influence of spoilers and third-party candidates
• Encourage coalition-building and more nuanced campaigns
• Provide a more inclusive and equitable voting system

RCV is currently used in various local and state governments, including Alaska, Maine, and Virginia, among others.
Source: Brave AI

Sounds good on paper but I'm sure there is a way that some could play the system.