Majority winner set

MIKE OSSIPOFF nkklrp at hotmail.com
Sat Dec 2 09:47:43 PST 2000



>I note again my simple divided majority example-
>
>Polls show for *sincere* votes--
>
>26 AB
>25 BA
>49 C
>
>Will some of the C voters become liers and make *insincere* second choice
>votes ???

Why should they? They don't care between A & B.


>
>The sincere/insincere state of affairs will always happen near the bare
>majority level (due to the mere math fact of having divided majority
>possibilities with 3 or more choices) (unless ALL voters are kept in TOTAL
>ignorance of what anybody says or does about ANY other choice-- i.e. NO
>info/news about candidates by any *biased* media -- which means ALL media
>(which picks and chooses who/what to talk/write about).
>
>Or, do lie detectors (with instant death penalities) become part of the
>voting process ???  Not likely.
>
>Thus, what, if any, method lessens insincere votes the most ???

Approval and Condorcet.

Mike Ossipoff

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