Opinion: Politicians Are Polarized. American Voters, Not So Much.

Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson finds that while elected officials have grown more polarized, about three-quarters of American voters hold mixed views that don't fit neatly on a left-right spectrum. She describes the political center as a mind-set of openness rather than a fixed point. Ranked choice voting suits these voters well: it lets them rank candidates honestly without worrying about spoilers and rewards candidates who build broad coalitions.

Read the full piece at the New York Times for more details.