Dear Kevin, FBC: > By voting a less-liked candidate over his/her favorite, > a voter should never gain an outcome that he/she likes > better than every outcome that he/she could get without > voting a less-liked candidate over his/her favorite.
Suppose your sincere preference is A>B>C>D>E. Suppose in situation #1, candidate A is elected with a probability of 60% and candidate B with a probability of 40%. Suppose in situation #2, candidate A is elected with a probability of 70%, candidate B with a probability of 20%, and candidate C with a probability of 10%. How does the used election method know which situation you like better, when you can cast only rankings and not ratings? Markus Schulze ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
