How parties really view ranked choice voting (with Brian Gaines)

About this episode

Brian Gaines discusses partisan preferences toward ranked choice voting and its implications for Illinois and American voters.

In this episode of Illinois Policy Unpacked, host Kristen Chandler speaks with Brian Gaines, Honorable W. Russell Arrington Professor in State Politics for the University of Illinois system. Gaines details his latest policy analysis exploring partisan preferences toward ranked choice voting, along with its potential impact to Illinois, the Republican and Democratic parties, and American voters.

People in this episode

Host: Kristen Chandler

Guest: Brian Gaines

Topics covered

• ranked choice voting
• partisan preferences
• Illinois politics

Keywords

• policy analysis
• Republican party
• Democratic party
• voting systems

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Places: Illinois

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