{"product":{"product_id":"B002SB8OMA","title":"Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It)","price":"52.96","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41viV+X3a4L._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002SB8OMA"},"comments":[{"body":"There are serious drawbacks to instant runoff voting that you should take the time to understand. I was a fan of it until I read more about it here:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Vote-Elections-Arent-About/dp/B002SB8OMA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1287687683\u0026amp;sr=8-1\r\n\r\nOnce I read that book, I realized that there are potentially ruinous pitfalls associated with every known voting system.","subreddit_name":"politics","author":"kublakhan"},{"body":"I keep seeing libertarians push IRV but [every](http://rangevoting.org/Duverger.html) country with IRV still has a two-party-dominant system. The [link](http://minguo.info/election_methods/irv/) that dkinmn posted perhaps explains why. \r\n\r\nIf you really want to fix the problem, go for [range voting](http://rangevoting.org/), or at least approval voting.\r\n\r\nFor an engaging in-depth look at the properties of various voting systems, read [Gaming the Vote](http://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Vote-Elections-Arent-About/dp/B002SB8OMA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1269088978\u0026amp;sr=8-1) by William Poundstone.","subreddit_name":"Libertarian","author":"ItsAConspiracy"}]}