“In a run-off, instead of computer nanoseconds, there are weeks or a month or so for voters to re-consider and weigh the remaining options.”
There are weeks and many months before an election to consider and weigh the candidates to be able to rank them all.
Do you think you would be incapable of ranking a list of candidates like the below.
Democratic
Green Party
Democratic Socialist
RINO
Conservative Republican
Constitution Party
Libertarian
Social Conservative
And you could do so knowing that if your first choice did not get enough votes then your vote would transfer to your 2nd, 3rd etc.
I’d be fine ranking those.
It’s the hordes out there in MA that would not.