thackney wrote:
"I do not understand the reasons against "ranked choice"."
Because since this country began, elections have been conducted, and the results based upon, "one man, one vote".
Did it occur to you that in the event that no candidate received a majority, that a runoff would reshape and re-focus the race, and also that a number of voters might change their opinions, and their ballots in the runoff?
Those "additional voters" you speak of... might be for our side, as well.
Opportunities "to cheat"?
What about the counting of the "ranked ballots", which will be done out-of-sight and itself subject to cheating of the first order?
Again, what kind of voting wizardry transforms 30% of the vote into 50.5%?
The candidate either got 30%, or he got 50%
NOT BOTH.
Anyone who is reading this post, say gently to yourself:
"One man, one vote".
What would you wish to change this to?