What electoral system should the U.S. switch to, with Matthew Shugart
The Downballot
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The Problem With MMP
MMP works best when the voter is allowed to vote, one for that local representative and one for the party they want to be a force or represented. But parties can get clever with it and they can game the system. They can put up what are called decoy lists. And so I'm in this very uncomfortable position, having to say, don't adopt a system that I know as a scientist of these things is actually the best system. It leaves us with there's STB or there's list proportional representation, which could be a hope and list.
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