Postgres 11

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CREATE TABLE polls (id INTEGER, title TEXT, owner_username TEXT);
CREATE TABLE options (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, option_text TEXT, poll_id INTEGER);
CREATE TABLE votes (username TEXT, option_id INTEGER, FOREIGN KEY(option_id) REFERENCES options(id));

INSERT INTO polls VALUES (1, 'Flask vs. Django', 'jose');
INSERT INTO polls VALUES (2, 'Python vs. Java', 'rolf');
INSERT INTO polls VALUES (3, 'Windows vs. Mac', 'bob');

INSERT INTO options VALUES (1, 'Flask', 1);
INSERT INTO options VALUES (2, 'Django', 1);
INSERT INTO options VALUES (3, 'It Depends', 1);
INSERT INTO options VALUES (4, 'Python', 2);
INSERT INTO options VALUES (5, 'Java', 2);
INSERT INTO options VALUES (6, 'Windows', 3);
INSERT INTO options VALUES (7, 'Mac', 3);

INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('jose', 1);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('charlie', 1);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('ammar', 1);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('rolf', 2);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('bob', 2);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('anne', 4);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('eric', 4);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('jose', 4);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('charlie', 4);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('ammar', 4);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('rolf', 4);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('bob', 4);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('anne', 5);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('eric', 5);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('bob', 4);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('anne', 6);
INSERT INTO votes VALUES ('eric', 7);

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title	vote_count	rank
Windows vs. Mac	2	3
Flask vs. Django	5	2
Python vs. Java	10	1

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