Strategic nomination
Okay, imagine you and your friends are playing a game. Let's say it's a race. You want to win, right?
But let's say some of your friends are really good runners, and they always win the race.
So one day, you and your friends come up with a new rule. You can nominate one of your friends to start the race further back than everyone else. This gives you a better chance of winning!
This is kind of like what strategic nomination is. It's a rule in politics that allows political parties to choose which candidate they want to run against in an election.
Let's say there are three candidates running for president. One is really popular, one is not so popular, and the third is sort of in the middle.
If you're the Democratic Party, you might decide to strategically nominate the middle candidate to run against the popular one. Why? Because you think the not-so-popular candidate won't have a good chance of winning anyway, so you might as well give the middle candidate a better chance.
It's kind of like giving your friend a head start in the race so they have a better chance of winning.
But it's not just about helping your own party's candidate. Sometimes, a party might strategically nominate a candidate in the other party that they think will be easier to beat in the election.
So imagine you're playing a game where you have to race against your friends, but you get to choose which friend gets the head start. You might choose the friend who you know isn't a very good runner, because you think you have a better chance of winning that way.
That's basically what strategic nomination is: choosing who you want to run against in an election to increase your chances of winning.
But let's say some of your friends are really good runners, and they always win the race.
So one day, you and your friends come up with a new rule. You can nominate one of your friends to start the race further back than everyone else. This gives you a better chance of winning!
This is kind of like what strategic nomination is. It's a rule in politics that allows political parties to choose which candidate they want to run against in an election.
Let's say there are three candidates running for president. One is really popular, one is not so popular, and the third is sort of in the middle.
If you're the Democratic Party, you might decide to strategically nominate the middle candidate to run against the popular one. Why? Because you think the not-so-popular candidate won't have a good chance of winning anyway, so you might as well give the middle candidate a better chance.
It's kind of like giving your friend a head start in the race so they have a better chance of winning.
But it's not just about helping your own party's candidate. Sometimes, a party might strategically nominate a candidate in the other party that they think will be easier to beat in the election.
So imagine you're playing a game where you have to race against your friends, but you get to choose which friend gets the head start. You might choose the friend who you know isn't a very good runner, because you think you have a better chance of winning that way.
That's basically what strategic nomination is: choosing who you want to run against in an election to increase your chances of winning.