I'd said:
That shows what happens when someone uses formulas about whose meaning he hasn't a clue.
Riuss said:
This from a guy who didn't realize that basing an Approval vote on the previous election implies voting by party.
I comment:
We've been all over that. If the electorate is similar to that of the previous election, then candidates and proposals similar to those of the previous election can be expected to outpoll eachother in the way that the previous election's candidates and proposals did.
"Similar" isn't an exact term. Approval strategy, as I said, is based on best estimates. Likewise, some statements about what Approval will do are based on best estimate. Though the candidates won't probably really be the same as in the previous election, it's a useful best estimate assumption that they'll be very similar, for the purpose of some discussions of what Approval will do. Not knowing how they'll differ in some future election, it's of interest what happens if they don't differ significantly.
Mike Ossipoff
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