[EM] Conservative critique of IRV as used in NYC mayoral election

[Ralph Suter]

Just today, the conservative online US news publication "tippinsights" 
published an editorial that includes some of the key arguments 
conservative opponents of ranked-choice voting (by which they invariably 
mean IRV and never mention Condorcet or any other ranked choice voting 
methods) have been using to oppose it. Their arguments are not 
unreasonable, though also not especially persuasive. What's interesting, 
however, is that their arguments would mostly not apply to Condorcet 
methods. If Condorcet methods are ever used in major elections or even 
prominently advocated, conservative opponents of IRV might oppose them 
as much as they now oppose IRV (though maybe not -- I'm not at all 
certain), but they would have to argue against them in very different 
ways. The article, entitled "Regressive Ranked-Choice Racket Redefines 
Democracy," is posted at:

https://tippinsights.com/regressive-ranked-choice-racket-redefines-democracy/

I'd appreciate any comments or critiques anyone may want to post.

-Ralph Suter
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