What is the Demorep1 'clone' idea?

DEMOREP1 at aol.com DEMOREP1 at aol.com
Sun Mar 12 20:42:59 PST 2000


research at ijs.co.nz asked-

I ask Demorep1 to define as briefly and a mathematically as he can,
  his idea of "clones". I guess it differs from Blake Cretney's,
  although I have not browsed to that website and read the clones part
  recently.
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D- A clone is an added choice that is severely beaten by another like choice 
(such as 2 or more like liberals or conservatives).

35 ABC
34 BCA
31 CAB
100

N, a clone of B, is added.

35 ABNC
34 BNCA
31 CABN
100

100 BN 0 (margin 100)
Note that N beats C.

In reality land, adding a clone may cause some voters to put the clone before 
the original.

32 ABNC
3 ANBC
30 BNCA
4 NBCA
29 CABN
2 CANB
100

91 BN 9 (margin 82)
Note that N still beats C.

Clones are also called "twins" in some places (but since there can be 
multiple clones, I suggest using "clones").



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