Proportional representation like participation medals: everyone feels good, no one wins

Proportional representation (PR) is like the participation medals that everyone gets in elementary school. Everybody feels good, but no one wins. PR advocates suggest that it is democratic to elect someone who came second, or worse, with as little as 15 per cent of the vote. [caption id="attachme...

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