The May 7 article “Republican candidates for Maine governor just forged another alliance,” written by Daniel Kool, intentionally or unintentionally underscored the fallacy of ranked-choice voting.
Why are Republican candidates looking for a second choice vote when, ideally, they are in it to win first place? Leave it to short-sighted Mainers and a politically calculating secretary of state to have forged ahead with a voting scheme that can mean the loser wins.
If I support Jonathan Bush, which I do, I’m confused when Mr. Bush’s alleged political ally, Robert Wessels, recommends I rank Bush second. The proof is in the pudding. Ranked-choice voting is a muddle. It plays the voters. Maybe the candidates know how to game the ranked choice voting scheme, but I’m old fashioned. I don’t.
Let me vote for one candidate, win or lose, and leave it at that.
Albert Black
Ogunquit
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