On 06/24/2013 11:22 PM, David L Wetzell wrote:
Another might add, "This is why the number of competitive candidates and the extent of low-info voters matters in the comparison".
Alright, then tell me what kind of evidence would change your mind as to whether the scarcity of competitive candidates is an artifact of Plurality or inherent to single-winner elections. (If no such evidence can exist, then there's no point in discussing.)
And furthermore, tell me why we shouldn't just use what you call "multi-winner elections" like runoffs and not have to take on faith that no single-winner method can produce diversity.
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