RE: [EM] Re: DMC / 2-party domination

2005-08-30 Thread Kevin Venzke
Ted, --- Araucaria Araucana [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : On 29 Aug 2005 at 12:59 UTC-0700, Kevin Venzke wrote: Here is another question - will DMC lead to 2-party domination, or not? To really answer this, it would help to understand optimal voting strategy in DMC, which is probably beyond

[EM] Re: DMC / 2-party domination

2005-08-30 Thread Araucaria Araucana
On 30 Aug 2005 at 08:51 UTC-0700, Kevin Venzke wrote: What do you disagree with? That FBC-failure in a single general election held with Condorcet or Condorcet/Approval hybrid will lead to 2 party dominance. My point was that the dominance begins in the primary. If you disagree that DMC

[EM] Re: DMC / 2-party domination

2005-08-29 Thread Araucaria Araucana
On 29 Aug 2005 at 12:59 UTC-0700, Kevin Venzke wrote: Here is another question - will DMC lead to 2-party domination, or not? To really answer this, it would help to understand optimal voting strategy in DMC, which is probably beyond reach. The argument that some ranked methods lead to