Allen Pulsifer wrote:
> Going back to the example I gave, the Condorcet majority that elected D was
> made up of everyone who did not rank A the highest, i.e., the Not A's, and
> they all coalesced around D. In reality a coalition like that would never
> happen and if it did, it could not be held
Allen Pulsifer wrote:
> Getting back to Condorcet, there is a majority in each pair-wise comparison,
> but for each pair, it is a different set of voters. There is no way, at the
> end of the election, to go back and say "This is the majority that elected
> the winner".
>
> In certain cases, Cond
Jonathan Lundell wrote:
> At 5:12 PM -0500 6/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Quoting Jonathan Lundell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>>>
>>> IRV's problem with ignoring later preferences and not always finding
>>> a Condorcet winner is a direct consequence of the way it avoids
>>> Condorcet's proble
Jonathan Lundell wrote:
> What we want, it seems to me, is to be able to persuade the voter to
> vote sincerely, and to do so honestly. The problem with burying is
> that it's a both simple and relatively obvious, and in particular
> elections might become widespread.
Which is why voter educat
radio deli wrote:
> What are the problems you see with IRV? Could you explain them in a
way
> that people without a statistics degree (like me) could comprehend? I
> hope you have a chance to respond---you seem quite knowledgeable on the
> topic!
Here's a great commentary posted by Ralph Su
Quoting James Gilmour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Eric Gorr Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:31 PM
>> James Gilmour wrote:
>> > Jan Kok Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:07 AM
>> >> Yes, I agree that the election rules affect how people vote.
>> >> But, u
James Gilmour wrote:
> Eric Gorr Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:31 PM
>> James Gilmour wrote:
>>> Jan Kok Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:07 AM
>>>> Yes, I agree that the election rules affect how people vote.
>>>> But, unsophisticated IRV supporters are no
James Gilmour wrote:
> Jan Kok Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:07 AM
>> Yes, I agree that the election rules affect how people vote.
>> But, unsophisticated IRV supporters are not aware that there
>> can be incentives to vote insincerely in IRV elections, or
>> may believe that IRV and Condorcet
Quoting Paul Kislanko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> (this is what has happened in the US over
> the last 8 years to make the US the mockery of democracy).
Aaarg...The United States ISN'T a democracy - at least not yet and
let's hope it
never truly becomes one.
For more info, I might recommend reading:
Quoting Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> If everyone votes Range in a balanced way, sincerely after thoughtful
> consideration, not exaggerating, you end up with an optimal election
> method, actually.
I believe it would only be optimal if the meanings of each ranking used by
everyone i
Quoting Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> At 04:27 AM 12/7/2005, Scott Ritchie wrote:
>> Please please PLEASE drop this requirement, and you might actually get
>> some serious traffic to your site. This is really interesting, but
>> there's no way I'm signing up for membership (or asking
Quoting rob brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Ok, I've made it pretty clear I am not a fan of Range Voting as it has been
> presented. However, I could see it being done in a way that is fair and
> does not encourage people to inadvertedly do something that is counter to
> their interests.
Just a gue
Quoting rob brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Does anyone know any good sources for sample ballot/pairwise matrix data?
I've got some at:
http://www.ericgorr.net/library/tiki-index.php?page=BallotArchives
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