Re: [FRIAM] Wisdom of Crowds vs Kenneth Arrow

2016-09-07 Thread Marcus Daniels
Hilary .. first dem endorsment in over 70 years! http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160907-we-recommend-hillary-clinton-for-u.s.-president.ece l guess these are the years of Expect the Unexpected! -- Owen On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Steven A Smith <sasm...@swcp.com<

Re: [FRIAM] Condorcet v. Dodgsen: was Wisdom of Crowds vs Kenneth Arrow

2016-09-07 Thread Marcus Daniels
"The endorsement reads very sincerely, but *that* makes me even more uncomfortable. It almost feels as if Hillary is a closet Republican and these guys are waiting for her to out herself (fully) in her inaugural speech." I see Hillary has having a set of political operational skills and,

Re: [FRIAM] Wisdom of Crowds vs Kenneth Arrow

2016-09-07 Thread ┣glen┫
On 09/07/2016 07:39 AM, Steven A Smith wrote: > It is most interesting to me how much the WTA vs the popular vote prices in > the IEM diverge. It definitely supports MY (reluctant) preferences in this > context, but it IS disturbing in a democracy that the representative factor > (electoral

Re: [FRIAM] Wisdom of Crowds vs Kenneth Arrow

2016-09-07 Thread Owen Densmore
Slightly OT, but: The Brexit signaled the start of truly unexpected events. Italy, btw, is also having a referendum. But here's the Dallas News endorsing Hilary .. first dem endorsment in over 70 years! http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160907-we-recommend-hillary-clinton-for-u.s

[FRIAM] Wisdom of Crowds vs Kenneth Arrow

2016-09-07 Thread Steven A Smith
I know we try to avoid getting into political discussions here, and that is not what I'm trying t draw you into. Out of my infamous morbid fascination, I *have* been following the presidential campaigns this past year or more and in particular comparing the many running *polls* to the *Iowa