Ranked choice voting makes predicting even not-so-close races difficult sometimes, and when the poll numbers are close, all bets are off. Well, not all bets. Polymarket is doing a brisk business, and the gamblers there think Zohran Mamdani is likely to win the Democratic Party primary that ends tomorrow. BREAKING: Mamdani surges as clear favorite...
Yes, yes. I know “unhinged” and “socialist” go together like peas and carrots, but it is a headline. Now, on to the story. New York City does elections the new-fangled way, using ranked-choice voting to ensure that the outcomes take forever to tally, the results tend to lean left, and voters are maximally confused. That...