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Decisions, Decisions: Ranked-Choice Voting in the Last Frontier

2024/8/15
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Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen

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专注于电动车和能源领域的播客主持人和内容创作者。
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主持人分析了卡马拉·哈里斯近期支持率的飙升,并将其与新西兰前总理Jacinda Ardern的例子进行对比,指出政治中的'狂热'往往是短暂的,最终选民会更关注候选人的实际政策和能力,而非一时的情绪。主持人认为,虽然卡马拉·哈里斯目前形势较好,但她仍需谨慎应对,因为竞选活动中任何失误都可能导致支持率下滑。

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James Brooks explains Alaska's unique top four primary system and ranked-choice voting, highlighting its implementation and impact on the 2022 special election.

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In Alaska's 2022 special election, candidates as varied as Sarah Palin and Mary Peltola to Santa Claus were on the ballot. That year was also unique for offering ranked-choice voting, allowing conflicted residents to cast as many as four picks with descending weight. In November, both the incumbent Peltola and the ranked-choice repeal initiative are on the ballot, so Henry recruits the Alaska Beacon's James Brooks to give us a tour of the vast electoral wilderness. Plus, Henry wonders about the staying power of Kamala-mania; and unpacks an Arizona attack ad that highlights the firebrand Kari Lake's baggage.