Choice Voting > Rexroad.com

This site has been getting record readership over the past couple days. I would like to think it is because of my solid policy arguements but it is probably a bunch of people from Davis that wanted to see the new logo from my campaign.

The traffic will drop off later tonight as they focus on writing letters to the editor slamming me. Oh well.

Also, thank you for all the nice e-mails...to those that suggested I would need the sword if I ever enter the city of Davis again thank you for being concerned about my safety. I'm not moving to Davis and I am not really running for City Council. I don't belong there for a number of reasons..too many to list here.

The point of this post is that under a strange set of circumstances someone like me could actually win in Davis. Stop laughing.

Consider this scenario. The Davis "conservative Democrats" throw up three candidates for City Council. Then the Davis "progressives" try to get together to pick three candidates as a counter ticket. This group can't decide on a name. Half want to be the "Anyone but Saylor Democrats" the other half want to be named "Lamar (and not Odom) Forever". So unable to agrree the groups divides and they both put slates on the ballot. Nine candidates with politics way to the left of me.

Then we add two more candidates that always seem to be on the ballot in Davis. A taxi driver, Student Senator at the university, a guy that washes cars. Whatever. Two more candidates that take 5 percent of the vote.

Then you have someone like me on the ballot. You have someone that is the first choice of 20% of the city -- but the last choice of 80%. Under the top vote getter wins it all --- the Rexroad candidate wins. Under choice voting I am last, stay in last, and will always be last.

I actually think that is the right outcome in Davis. I don't belong in their political system because I don't represent their population.

So that is my theory of the night.

Again, thank you for reading. I'm honored that you are willing to give me five seconds to share my thoughts let alone the thousands of visits each week to this site. Cheers.

Comments

By Charlie in Japan @ Sunday, June 17, 2007 10:07 AM

Matt....I wish I could laugh with you on this blog item...but I cant...Davis, and their off base liberial views, have really hurt this county...and it has been that way for years with them controling two sups and the West Sac sup always leaning their way. I hardly ever go there (to Davis)....it is just kind of a waste land...if you know what I mean...

In my not so humble opinion...Charlie-san

PS....What other community in this area would throw the Boy Scouts out of the Boy Scout Cabin....Well Davis did!!!!! Nice bunch...aren't they(?)

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