[fvc-wat-disc] Possibly dumb question on FPTP...

[Edward Brown]

That's the reason (or at least one of the reasons) that I have taken to calling it Hungry Hungry Hippos.

      From: Jay Judkowitz <judkowitz at gmail.com>
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So, does anyone know why it's actually called "first past the post"?  
That name makes it sound like there is some marker there and it's a race to pass it.  Like, first past 30% wins.  But, there is no post at all, nothing that can be determined even knowing the number of candidates.  Shouldn't it be called something like "Plurality Voting" or "Plurality Takes All" or something more descriptive?
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