MSRK Experiment IB; Instant Runoff Voting

[Kaiserholt]

I post this here because I couldn’t figure out a legitimate reason for using the In-Character forums. Just looking to experiment with the concept of Instant Runoff Voting through the lens of a United States Party Primary involving a large number of candidates. IB will take the 2020 Democratic Party Primary as the basis, while another topic I have already posted (IA) uses the 2016 Republican Party Primary. It is not primarily for reasons of political opinion, which is why I chose both parties, but more a real world experiment into Instant Runoff Voting. Admittedly I don’t know everything about IRV, so this may well be a work in progress. If you know more about the topic, advice will be welcome.

The rules are simple. You will look at the candidates in the field provided. The candidate you like most is given a 1, your second choice is given a 2, and so on. Maybe even going so far as 5 if you wish, but don’t feel pressured to do so. It is okay if you don’t list all candidates, because you probably do not know nor care about most names listed. Also please leave any overtly negative opinions out of your vote. This is just a hypothetical situation.

Thank you for humoring me, and hopefully this can be an educational opportunity.

List of Candidates;

• Biden, Joe
• Booker, Cory
• Bullock, Steve
• Buttigieg, Pete
• Castro, Julian
• de Blasio, Bill
• Delaney, John
• Gabbard, Tulsi
• Gillibrand, Kirsten
• Harris, Kamala
• Inslee, Jay
• Messam, Wayne
• Moulton, Seth
• O’Rourke, Beto
• Ryan, Tim
• Sanders, Bernie
• Steyer, Tom
• Warren, Elizabeth
• Williamson, Marianne
• Yang, Andrew

[NERVUN]

It doesn't belong in General either.