Sunday 3 January 2010

Negative politics results from the voting system

First Past The Post results in elections where we are invited to choose the least bad candidate. This is why contests of this type so often result in negative campaigning. Parties are selected, not because they are popular but because they are least bad.

Parties are chosen not for their virtue, but because they are an alternative to (they are not) the other party.

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