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Posted at 7:13am on Jul. 2, 2008 McCain's VP: Ranked-Choice IRV Straw Poll
By flywheel
Rank your top ten preferences for McCain's running mate.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=209
This is a self-selected, non-scientific straw poll that showcases the virtues of ranked choice/instant runoff voting.
June's GOP VP straw poll had a relatively large turnout and an overwhelming first round victory for Mike Huckabee, due to links from sites like Hucksarmy.com. The most popular 2nd choice for Huckabee's supporters was Duncan Hunter.
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Posted at 10:41am on Jun. 2, 2008 Veep Straw Poll
By flywheel
Rank your top ten preferences for McCain's running mate.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=207
This is a self-selected, non-scientific straw poll that showcases the virtues of ranked choice/instant runoff voting. Results thus far in the GOP poll indicate that Mike Huckabee's online community is alive and well.
The list of options is subjective, based on my readings of current press speculation. If I've left out any prominent options, please let me know.
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Posted at 4:40pm on Feb. 1, 2008 Rank the GOP Candidates (Offsite Link)
By flywheel
Here's a chance to rank your choices among the remaining Republican Presidential candidates.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=180
This is not a scientific poll, but a way of visualizing the preferences of people who turn out for it.
This ballot will stay open through the end of February. Measures are in place to prevent repeat voting and ballot stuffing.
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Posted at 8:16pm on Jan. 20, 2008 Where would Thompson loyalists go? Bet Romney.
By flywheel
As some of you may recall, I've been announcing a series of ranked-choice/instant runoff straw poll at RedState and other sites during this campaign season. Participants are self-selected, so the system can't claim scientific accuracy. It's just meant to represent the views of those who show up.
The Republican polls have often been dominated by Ron Paul supporters, but Fred Thompson has also done quite well. This month, in fact, Thompson has a commanding lead. At this point he has a first round victory with 61% of the 241 ballots cast.
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Posted at 4:36pm on Jan. 2, 2008 Rank the GOP Candidates (Links to Offsite Poll)
By flywheel
Here's a chance to rank your choices among the Republican Presidential candidates.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=179
This is not a scientific poll, but a way of visualizing the preferences of people who turn out for it.
This ballot will stay open through the end of January. Measures are in place to prevent repeat voting and ballot stuffing.
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Posted at 4:05pm on Dec. 21, 2007 Candidate Christmas Videos: Rank Them Here
By flywheel
I just burned the last couple of hours creating a ranked/choice IRV straw poll for all the candidate Christmas videos I could find. See them here.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=177
And if you want to try a non-scientific IRV straw poll for the Republicans, click here
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Posted at 2:15pm on Nov. 6, 2007 Tuesday Tracker Straw Poll: Huckabee advances as Paul wins big
By flywheel
The Tuesday Tracker ranked choice straw poll for November 6, 2007 closes at midnight PST.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=138
The system uses a ranked choice ballot and displays results in three ways:
1. Plurality (what you're used to)
2. Depth (a system similar to college football rankings)
3. Instant Runoff (like the system in Australia and some US cities)
Instant Runoff trumps if the different systems result in different winners. It can happen, which makes things interesting.
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Posted at 3:23pm on Oct. 30, 2007 Tuesday Tracker Straw Poll: Huckabee challenges Paul
By flywheel
Voting in the current GOP Tuesday Tracker closes at midnight PST.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=136
The Tuesday Tracker is a ranked choice Presidential straw poll held each Tuesday in the continental US (The 28 hour balloting period opens at 11PM Monday and closes 3AM Wednesday, EST). Participants can rank their choices 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and on from the current pools of announced and officially-exploring candidates in the Democratic and Republican parties.
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Posted at 6:26pm on Oct. 23, 2007 Tuesday Tracker Ranked Choice Straw Poll: Thompson Drops Off
By flywheel
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=134
Someone was able to mess with my original post. What does that say about the integrity of the Redstate system? If you don't want these polls, then someone who's in charge should formally request that I stop, and I will.
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Posted at 8:01pm on Oct. 16, 2007 ChoiceRanker's Tuesday Tracker and Ron Paul's surprising strength at RedState
By flywheel
The Tuesday Tracker ranked choice straw poll for October 16, 2007 is now open. It closes at midnight PST.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=132
The system uses a ranked choice ballot and displays results in three ways:
1. Plurality (what you're used to)
2. Depth (a system similar to college football rankings)
3. Instant Runoff (like the system in Australia and some US cities)
Instant Runoff trumps if the different systems result in different winners. It can happen, which makes things interesting.
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Posted at 10:27pm on Oct. 9, 2007 Fred Thompson vs Ron Paul: Tuesday Tracker IRV Straw Poll
By flywheel
The GOP Tuesday Tracker ranked choice straw poll for October 9, 2007 closes at midnight PST.
Vote here: http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=130
For some people, it's an open question whether Fred Thompson is lazy. But it's clear that Ron Paul's suppporters are not.
Ron Paul and Fred Thompson have traded leads over the course of the series, but bigger turnouts tend to favor Paul, and he's well ahead so far this evening.
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Posted at 3:30pm on Oct. 2, 2007 Tuesday Tracker GOP straw poll for October 2
By flywheel
The Tuesday Tracker ranked choice straw poll for October 2, 2007 closes at midnight PST.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=128
The system uses a ranked choice ballot and displays results in three ways:
1. Plurality (what you're used to);
2. Depth (a system similar to college football rankings)
3. Instant Runoff (like the system in Australia and some US cities)
Instant Runoff trumps if the different systems result in different winners. It can happen, which makes things interesting.
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Posted at 3:07pm on Sep. 25, 2007 Tuesday Tracker GOP straw poll for September 25
By flywheel
This week's ranked choice straw poll is now open. Balloting closes at midnight PST.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=126
September's poll for officially-announced GOP candidates is here:
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=116
Another month-long poll including Newt Gingrich is here:
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=117
Fred Thompson won last week's Tuesday Tracker. See the results here:
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Posted at 12:56pm on Sep. 18, 2007 Tuesday Tracker GOP straw poll for September 18
By flywheel
The Tuesday Tracker ranked choice straw poll for September 18, 2007 is now open.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=124
Alan Keyes recently filed with FEC, so he is now included.
This is the sixth in a series of weekly polls. Fred Thompson has won twice, and Ron Paul three times.
Also, a month-long poll for officially-announced GOP candidates is here:
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=116
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Posted at 1:15pm on Sep. 11, 2007 Rank Your Choices: Tuesday Tracker Straw Poll
By flywheel
The Tuesday Tracker ranked choice straw poll for September 11, 2007 is now open.
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=122
This is the fourth in a series of weekly polls. Fred Thompson has won twice, and Ron Paul twice.
Also, a month-long poll for officially-announced GOP candidates is here:
http://www.choiceranker.com/election.php?eid=116
Another, including Gingrich and McKinney, is here:
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