Mr. Ingles wrote in part- My view regarding truncation: Assuming three candidates A, B, and C, where B is always ranked lower than A, and C's ranking is unspecified, If a voter raises B's ranking, regardless of whether he/she raises B above A's ranking: 1) It is acceptable if this causes B to win (thus causing either A or C to lose), so long as this possibility is predictable & known to the voter ahead of time. 2) It is unacceptable if it causes C to win if C would not have won otherwise. --- D- Start with N1 AB N2 BA Add C N1.1 CAB N1.2 ACB N1.3 ABC N1 subtotal N2.1 CBA N2.2 BCA N2.3 BAC N2 subtotal Change conditions and things may change. Is that any surprise ??? Does Mr. Ingle's voter have some special knowledge of what is in the ballot box while the other voters remain ignorant of what is the ballot box (before the ballots are counted) ??? I bring up my standard pre-election poll (with a possible X percent plus or minus error)-- 26 BA 25 AB 49 C 100 Divided majority. Will ALL of the C voters at election time ignore the Ossipoff lesser of 2 evils (A and B) ???
