Yes. It is not easy to give exact numbers on how often strategies are
possible in Condorcet. Your calculations give one good estimate on the
frequency of some of the key vulnerabilities. I tried to list also (in
my old mail below) additional factors that make the strategies even
less
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Yes. It is not easy to give exact numbers on how often strategies are
possible in Condorcet. ...Even the second challenge of election specific
commendations based on already available information is hard to meet.
The spreadsheet is about trying to
Yes, I agree that strategic opportunities are rare, especially
implementable strategies.
In the scenario that I presented I assumed that there are three
relatively independent topics. Lets say that 33% of the population are
unemployed. For them the #1 topic is more jobs. Another third of
2010/1/28 Juho Laatu juho.la...@gmail.com
To be exact, one could also break an already existing cycle for strategic
reasons (compromise to elect a better winner). And yes, the strategies are
in most cases difficult to master (due to risk of backfiring, no 100%
control of the voters, no 100%
