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StonksGuy3000 t1_j93u84v wrote

Reply to comment by kbd77 in $27M grant could finish Providence's bike lane network, but Smiley noncommittal by lestermagnum

No other candidate had a higher %, so it doesn’t seem that crazy to me

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kbd77 t1_j94sp47 wrote

Google “ranked choice voting”

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StonksGuy3000 t1_j960arc wrote

I’m quite familiar with it, thanks. It has been discussed numerous times. Id like to point out that you can still end up with someone who was not the first choice of 50%+. People will be salty about the result if they dont get who they wanted

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kbd77 t1_j961ztp wrote

Well yeah, if a rather sizable majority didn’t want this guy to be mayor it makes sense that a lot of people aren’t going to give him the benefit of the doubt when he does stuff like this that flies in the face of what most people want. This is why a three-way race is a dumb way to elect a leader. But, beyond the issues with our electoral process, it was foolish of both LaFortune and Cuervo to stay in the race knowing they’d likely split the progressive vote. Now we have an unpopular mayor who doesn’t represent the majority of voters’ interests.

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StonksGuy3000 t1_j96jvel wrote

Tbf, he didn’t really even do anything yet. You just don’t like him. Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with taking extra time to reevaluate everything and make sure it’s done right the first time.

A few years ago, the city added speed humps to my street. Within a year, they had to be redone. The idea was fine, but the execution was awful. I’d rather we identify any potential issues before using tons of $$$

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meme-scraperr t1_ja1flrr wrote

I woulda said nirva, then smiley, the Cuervo. He wasn’t the best but he wasn’t the worst. Why Cuervo didn’t shave his face I will never understand. The guy seemed a little nonchalant

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