Forest W Simmons Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:56 AM > A writer in the most recent Zmagazine says that 85% of congressional > elections are won by the incumbent, and goes on to say that most of the > other 15% are cases in which the incumbent has died or retired. > > With this in mind, why not pit the incumbent head to head > against each challenger?
Why not tackle the real problem? Get rid of the single-member districts. As gerrymandering is legal and controlled by the incumbents, there is no way you'll ever solve the incumbent problem, or get a properly representative Congress, until you elect your Representatives from multi-member districts. I would also recommend using a voter-centred system of PR, not a party-centred system. James ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
