[EM] Approval Voting

[Jonathan Denn]

Plurality voting without the Electoral College

In a three way race for POTUS. Let's say we have the traditional D and R. A fringe third party candidate runs and is widely hated (H) by everyone except his/her supporters. But the final results are 

H 34%
D 33%
R 33%

Now the hated candidate is leader of the free world. 

In Approval Voting, I think it unlikely in this hyper-partisan country that many voters will vote for D & R, and not H. So the results might very well be the same. 

Is this a legit flaw for Approval? It seems quite plausible to me. 


Jon Denn