Clay Shentrup urges people to read Gaming the Vote, a general audience book written by a reporter, and points to it as proof that he is an expert. The book doesn’t cite Clay as an expert, but as a “rather crazed missionary.” Here’s what it says on p273 (Clay’s only mention):
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Quote: The [Pierce County] referenda were about adopting IRV, yes or no. Thus reasoned attacks on IRV didn't directly help range voting, certainly annoyed IRV's supporters and Richie, and mainly went over the head of most civilians.
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“I must admit it's hard for me to be as rational as I'd like to be about range voting because of the ongoing antics of Warren Smith and especially his rather crazed missionary Clay Shentrup," said Richie.
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Shentrup, a Seattle grunge rock musician who performs under the name "Broken Ladder," must qualify as one of the most militant figures in voting reform.
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"FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW, I HAVE BEEN OBSESSING OVER VOTING METHODS THIS SUMMER," Shentrup reported on his blog in 2006. "I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MAKING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS TO PEOPLE IN THE GREEN PARTY AND LIBERTARIAN PARTY, AND OTHER VOTING REFORM ADVOCATES,
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TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM TO PUSH FOR RANGE VOTING, INSTEAD OF THIS HORRIBLE INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING THING THEY ARE PUSHING FOR."
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Richie's side of the story is that "Clay calls IRV advocates up late at night to rant at them ... Seems like a bright guy in a certain way, but I suspect someone's going to need a restraining order from him in some part of his life."
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What shade? I just made some commonly cited information more accessible on Twitter. Someone wanted everyone to see it, so I helped the information get seen.
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