vulnerability to compromise?

DEMOREP1 at aol.com DEMOREP1 at aol.com
Sat May 13 11:42:29 PDT 2000


Mr. Schulze wrote-

It is understandable that if some voters rank a candidate
higher then this candidate might win ("compromising"). And
it is understandable that if some voters rank a candidate
lower then this candidate might lose ("burying").
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D- 

Desired > Compromise > Unacceptable

Obviously a majority will bury unacceptable minority choices.

Obviously if a minority cannot elect its Desired choice (which it should not 
be able to do so by definition of majority rule), then it must either not 
vote or vote for a Compromise choice.



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