[Opinion] A Ranked Choice View of the Republican Primary

How ranked choice voting would sort the Republican primary field

Despite the persistent wish-casting from anti-Trump Republicans, there's no mechanism by which the party could force underperforming presidential candidates to exit the primary. But what if there were? What if the field could be narrowed so that only four, or three, or one challenger was taking on former President Donald Trump? Well, Trump would still be the runaway favorite. But the process of winnowing away the weaker candidates reveals someth…

A Ranked Choice View of the Republican Primary

A new ranked-choice poll of the 2024 Republican primary find Nikki Haley coming second to Donald Trump with 38% of the vote after 12 rounds of tabulation, beating out Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy. In the early states, DeSantis actually beats Trump. Insider: Nikki Haley could be the last, best chance for Republicans to unite against Trump before he steamrolls the GOP presidential field.