Re: [Election-Methods] Corrected strategy in Condorcet section

2007-08-02 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 02:04 AM 8/2/2007, Juho wrote: The votres' stated preferences are easy to collect but in a competitive environment voters tend to exaggerate. I guess the basic problem is the feeling you get when Bush wins Gore and you have voter G=100, B=80 and your neighbour has voted B=100, G=0. But your

[Election-Methods] Response to Schudy re Range vs Approval voting

2007-08-02 Thread Warren Smith
W.Schudy: Summary: I believe it's better to force everyone to vote strategically (approval) than to give power to the candidate whose supporters have the most black and white, polarized view of the world. --WDS replies: This criticism of range voting has been heard several times before, but