[EM] ebook: The Goat Spitting Secret

[Michael Garman]

Hi Richard,

So glad you support the Oregon effort! (An unfortunately uncommon position
on this forum).

As someone in the target audience, I must say that I don't think this is
the most effective means of persuasion. I think it's likely to be
interpreted as condescending, bizarre and at times a bit out of touch.

It is very creative, though! Props for developing an unconventional way to
explain these serious problems.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 1:13 PM Richard, the VoteFair guy <
electionmethods at votefair.org> wrote:

> I've written the following book to explain "ranked choice voting" to
> non-math-savvy voters:
>
> "The Goat Spitting Secret:  This Comedy Unmasks Why Congress Is
> Dysfunctionally Nutty"
>
> The title words "goat spitting" are a play on the words "vote splitting."
>
> Although the book can be bought for any e-book reader, I want everyone
> to have the option to read it for free.  So here's a link to a free PDF
> version:
>
> http://votefair.org/goat/spitting/secret/GoatSpittingSecret.pdf
>
> Importantly for you E-M forum participants, the dialog in Scene 5
> contains fresh analogies you might find useful for explaining
> vote-counting methods to non-math folks.
>
> Important:  The target audience is young voters in their 20's, 30's, and
> 40's.
>
> The book is a comedy, written entirely as dialog.  There are nine
> fictional characters, including a member of Congress (in Scene 3), a
> math professor who explains (in Scene 5) the math behind vote counting,
> and the main character who flunked out of community college yet wants to
> understand how the worlds of business and politics work.  An economics
> professor explains (in Scene 6) why using a well-designed election
> system to elect state legislators -- or ideally members of Congress --
> will yield widespread economic prosperity.
>
> If you just want to criticize my vote-counting explanations, just read
> Scene 5, "Math Breakthrough."
>
> I'm promoting this book to help convince Oregon voters to approve the
> November ballot measure that will adopt ranked choice voting for a few
> specific Oregon statewide elections, including electing Oregon's members
> of Congress.
>
> Also I hope this book will help Alaska voters defeat the November ballot
> measure that would repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska.
>
> The book descriptions at Amazon and Bookbaby are at these webpages:
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Goat-Spitting-Secret-Congress-Dysfunctionally-ebook/dp/B0D34DKCST/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=richard+fobes&qid=1234&sprefix=richard+fobes&sr=8-2
>
> https://store.bookbaby.com/book/the-goat-spitting-secret
>
> Once again, here's the link to the free PDF version:
>
> http://votefair.org/goat/spitting/secret/GoatSpittingSecret.pdf
>
> Thank you for all you do to help humans reach higher levels of democracy.
>
> Richard Fobes
> The VoteFair guy
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