[EM] 02/01/02 - IRVing is superior in math, Steve Barney:

[Forest Simmons]

On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Forest Simmons wrote:
> 
> Several reasons have been advanced recently on this EM list supporting the
> thesis that IRV is more manipulable than ITTR when there are more than
> three candidates.
> 
> No reasons, arguments, or examples to the contrary have surfaced so far.
> 

After I wrote this I read Markus' posting where he pointed out that IRV is
more clone independent than ITTR. Theoretically, yes. But in practice I
doubt it, because the increased manipulability of IRV can allow clones to
sneak in.

Forest