| Scott Morefield | Townhall |
The beauty of a ranked-choice election is that it stops the spoiler, a sore topic Republicans are all too familiar with. For decades, conservatives have lost elections at the local, state, and national level because some random Libertarian or other third-party candidate siphoned off just enough votes to allow a Democrat to sneak into office with less than half the vote.
Republicans have consistently won with it
In truth, there is no logical reason for Republicans to oppose ranked choice voting. None of the arguments hold water. And despite unfounded claims that it helps Democrats or moderates, Republicans have consistently won with it, most recently with Morano, Alaska Rep. Nick Begich, and the entire GOP ticket in Virginia.
In a primary, RCV can ensure that the best candidate, ideally a candidate with enough umph to pull off a general election victory, emerges from a crowded field. Not so long ago, Virginia Republicans gained a newfound appreciation of the system when it gave them Glenn Youngkin after six rounds of vote counting, who was then able to win an important gubernatorial victory against a well-known Democrat in a blue state.