Comment by pseudalopex
5 days ago
> Strategic approval voting is simply setting a higher/lower threshold on your approval.
The strategy of this is no simpler than the strategy of a single vote system.
> Yes, but it specifically ends the "vote for a candidate you dislike instead of the one you do like" type.
> Your favorite is always included in your vote (assuming you like at least one candidate).
Ranking candidates would express preferences more than approval voting. But you advocated approval voting solely.
> But you advocated approval voting solely.
Yes, because RCV has issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_squeeze . Voting for your favorite candidate in RCV can help cause them to lose!
STAR is okay, but approval voting solves most of the issues with elections without being more complex.