cover of episode New York City is experimenting with a new way to vote | Learn the phrasal verb ‘square off’

New York City is experimenting with a new way to vote | Learn the phrasal verb ‘square off’

2021/7/22
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New York City is experimenting with ranked-choice voting, where you rank the candidates in order of your preference. Countries like Australia and Ireland have been doing this for a century, and it’s a way to pick a clear winner in an election. There are a lot of advantages to this style of voting, but there is one very, very big disadvantage. Plus, learn “square off.”

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