Re: [EM] tactical voting vs different methods

2009-06-11 Thread Juho Laatu
--- On Thu, 11/6/09, Árpád Magosányi mag...@rabic.org wrote: 2009/6/10 Juho Laatu juho4...@yahoo.co.uk I just want to agree with this viewpoint. I have seen e.g. claims that Condorcet (that can elect compromise candidates) would favour candidates that have no strong opinions. But I

Re: [EM] tactical voting vs different methods

2009-06-11 Thread Juho Laatu
--- On Thu, 11/6/09, Kevin Venzke step...@yahoo.fr wrote: In Schulze you foremost want to defeat every other candidate head-to-head. If we are even looking at beatpaths, all candidates have failed their first goal. Yes, in Schulze and other Condorcet methods the primary goal can be said

[EM] Strategic voting in Condorcet Range N-canddt elections

2009-06-11 Thread Warren Smith
Did I miss something? Isn't a sincere vote an optimal vote here if we talk about ranked methods? --of course not [in general]. -- Warren D. Smith http://RangeVoting.org -- add your endorsement (by clicking endorse as 1st step) and math.temple.edu/~wds/homepage/works.html Election-Methods