@marylander said in Point about centrist candidates winning in cardinal PR methods:
If a tie in the legislature genuinely reflects a near deadlock of public opinion, 49.9% of the public getting their way over 50.1% is hardly a travesty.
I suppose, but I think that there could be interesting effects (some potentially negative, maybe) to think about in the context of the elections themselves if such a legislative tiebreaking rule were implemented. For example, in a 2-seat cardinal PR election, if the candidates are aware that the seat-winner who gets more score points will be given ultimate power in the 2-seat legislature, that would be an incentive to try to be more of a consensus candidate (to whatever extent possible without upsetting one's "base").