[Mpls] Re: IRV in Minneapolis

[Tim Bonham]

Personally, I think it's more that the DFL delegates endorse candidates 
that demonstrate the same qualities that the city voters in general 
want.  Something that I think was demonstrated in todays election results:

  Candidate                  DFL Convention             Primary Election
Lydia Lee                       75.2%                   72.4%
Peggy Flanagan          78.8%                   68%
Sharon Henry-Blythe             28.5%                   33.3%
Dennis Shapiro          46.3%                   32.5%
Mohamed Jibrell         39.4%                   10.4% (after discontinuing 
campaign)

(The election figures are not exact; since not all voters voted for 3 
candidates.)

An argument was made that Minneapolis is dominated by the DFL and that
other parties do not have a "fair chance" and IRV would give them a
"fairer chance".  I don't buy that.  If DFL candidates do well, it is
because more voters decide that those candidates are more reflective of
their views or are more responsive to their issues, not because the
voting system is flawed.
. . .
Jim Bernstein
Fulton

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