[EM] 02/09/02 - Approval favors certain candidates:

[Richard Moore]

Donald Davison wrote:

> Adam: "I've seen your post (and copy) informative material when speaking on
> the subject of multi-winner elections.  But so far your posts on the
> subject of single winner elections have essentially consisted of talking
> down to those who support methods other than IRV."
> 
> Donald:  There is a difference.  In multi-seat election methods the
> corruption lies in which rules are used, in single-seat methods the
> corruption lies in which method is used.  The ABC methods are corrupt
> methods.  So, it follows that I would object to corrupt methods with the
> same vigor that I object to corrupt rules in STV.


I think that response, and what follows it, proves Adam's point pretty well.

 -- Richard