If no candidate attracts 50% of first-choice rankings, tabulations move into successive rounds. Then counting of the second, third, fourth, and potentially even fifth choices of voters begins until a candidate gets over the 50% threshold.
No candidate received 50% on the Democrat side in last week’s primary. And ranked-choice voting failed its first test.
There is no doubt that the confusion is providing fresh ammunition to critics of the Democrat’s attempts to overhaul elections. Some observers even noted that the election fiasco may indirectly give credence to former President Donald Trump’s election claims.
