Re: [EM] Cardinal Rating Condorcet Loser Elimination

2003-08-30 Thread Dave Ketchum
There seem to be two possible audiences: Those into theory, for which this may have been worth presenting, but has likely worn out its welcome as something worth studying and debating. Those, such as myself, into public elections. This was an interesting thought, but my interest expire

Re: [EM] Cheering for simplicity

2003-08-30 Thread John B. Hodges
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 01:52:46 -0400 From: Dave Ketchum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [EM] Cheering for simplicity (snip) Public elections: Executive - for a single winner. These will continue to exist, but we need to get past Plurality, which most of us recognize as not deservi

Re: [EM] Cardinal Rating Condorcet Loser Elimination

2003-08-30 Thread Dgamble997
Rob Speer wrote: >Didn't we hear this same debate, oh, a week ago? And the week before >that? It seems like every thread on this list eventually turns into >"Weak centrist!" "Condorcet winner!" "Weak centrist!" "Condorcet winner!" >Unless someone's providing some new information (like, say, the r

[EM] Cheering for simplicity

2003-08-30 Thread Dave Ketchum
Makes sense for this reflector to serve a variety of interests, but identifying interests could simplify understanding for many. In what follows I will concentrate on US public elections: Intellectual reasons - some choose to be here, and some even seem to make a buck at it - they confuse th