Ranked-Choice Voting

San Francisco is perhaps the most prominent jurisdiction to use ranked-choice (or instant-runoff) voting. Articles here and here describe how the current City campaign has unfolded.

Presidential Candidates

• Rick Perry misuses the word literally with amusing results.
• Perry channels John McCain and Barack Obama on energy and regulation.
• Newt Gingrich, formerly a Rockefeller Republican, accuses Romney of being ... a Rockefeller Republican.

Poli Sci and the Electoral College

Political scientists weigh in on the electoral college:

• Why Colorado could be pivotal in 2012;
• An argument against a proposed district system in Pennsylvania;
• Another argument against a district system;
• Indiana and the electoral college;
• Commentary on the National Popular Vote alternative.