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Summary
An email exchange between Eric Maskin and Lawrence Summers (LHS) discussing the merits and drawbacks of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Maskin argues RCV favors centrists and could have altered the 2016 election outcome for Clinton, while Summers raises concerns about complexity depressing turnout among specific demographics and mentions pitching the idea to an unnamed individual earlier that day.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Eric Maskin | Sender/Recipient |
Discussing Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) theory and election outcomes.
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| LHS (Lawrence H. Summers) | Sender/Recipient |
Identified by twitter handle @lhsummers. Discussing RCV and mentioning a pitch he made to someone.
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| Bloomberg | Mentioned |
Cited as an example of a centrist candidate.
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| Bernie Sanders | Mentioned |
Discussed in a hypothetical 2016 election scenario using RCV.
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| Trump | Mentioned |
Donald Trump, mentioned regarding the 2016 election victory.
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| Clinton | Mentioned |
Hillary Clinton, mentioned regarding potential 2016 victory scenarios under RCV.
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Organizations (1)
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| lhsoffice |
CC'd on the email, presumably Lawrence Summers' office staff.
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Timeline (1 events)
2018-09-11
LHS pitched the concept (presumably RCV) to an unnamed individual.
Unknown
LHS
Unnamed Male
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Mentioned in election analysis.
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Mentioned in election analysis.
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Mentioned in election analysis.
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Relationships (1)
Discussing political theory and scheduling via email.
Key Quotes (4)
"Separately I pitched this to someone today."Source
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"He said he had heard that because of its greater complexity African American and lower income turnout was depressed."Source
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"If RCV had been used in 2016, Bernie Sanders could have run as an independent in the general election without fear of guaranteeing a Trump victory."Source
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"Since the centrists are closer to the median voter, they will defeat the extremists."Source
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On Sep 11, 2018, at 10:20 PM, Maskin, Eric <[REDACTED]> wrote:
Yes, we can expect more extremists to run under RCV. But also more centrists (e.g., Bloomberg). Since the centrists are closer to the median voter, they will defeat the extremists.
The evidence I have seen suggests that RCV increases turn-out. [But it’s important that voters be given the choice to rank as many or few candidates as they like, so that a voter always has the option of voting for a single candidate (in effect, he would be ranking all other candidates as tied for second). In practice, most voters choose to rank two or three candidates, but a significant fraction just rank one]
In fact the increase in the diversity of candidates under RCV is related to turn-out. If RCV had been used in 2016, Bernie Sanders could have run as an independent in the general election without fear of guaranteeing a Trump victory. Many of the Bernie supporters who stayed home on election day might then have voted---and presumably would have ranked Clinton second. This would have given her a victory over Trump in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania (and possibly elsewhere).
Eric
From: LHS <[REDACTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:52 PM
To: Maskin, Eric <[REDACTED]>
Cc: lhsoffice <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Re: This morning
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:52 PM
To: Maskin, Eric <[REDACTED]>
Cc: lhsoffice <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Re: This morning
I get that formal argument
What about aspects not quite in model.
More folk will run from extremes if they can attract more First run votes. Candidates can position a bit.
More folk will run from extremes if they can attract more First run votes. Candidates can position a bit.
Separately I pitched this to someone today.
He said he had heard that because of its greater complexity African American and lower income turnout was depressed. Is there evidence on turnout impacts?
Sent from my iPhone
Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: [REDACTED]
Follow me on twitter @lhsummers
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