> Of course it's more than the order that they're in, as > I had mentioned. But can you provide an explanation > why the average of all the election positions in the > last slot is significantly lower than the person in > the first slot. Please tell. I would love to be > proven wrong. > > FYI, I'm not rooting for N. Garza. In fact, I have no > idea who he is, nor did I vote for him. It just seems > statistically abnormal to put a lesser-known candidate > on the bottom of both of the categories that he's in. > Same goes for other people in the other positions. > Again, I'm not talking about the specific candidates > per se. I'm talking about why the lesser-known > candidates in general where entered into the form > last, before the elections ever started. I'm no stats > major, but it just doesn't seem statistically sound.
Look, we put the candidates in order that they were nominated. If people
were interested in having a position, they were nominated quickly and
campaigned well.
I guess having someone at the bottom of the list could possibly cost
them a vote or two, but when you only have 3% of the votes (like several
candidates do), then there are probably some other issues than just the
ballot.
The reason why people vote for someone is because they think they will
do a good job. If you don't know who someone is, you probably won't vote
for them, even if they are at the top of the list in a bold font with a
blink tag.
I'm sorry you feel like we are maliciously trying to sway the vote to
discriminate against the "lesser-known" members of the club.
I can believe I'm even replying to this stupid message.
-Evan
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