02/06/02 - Adam's 02/02 example of three equal candidates:

[DEMOREP1 at aol.com]

Richard wrote in part-

IF your polling information is very accurate and very detailed,
and IF you have enough numbers in your faction to dictate a dominant
strategy,
and IF your factions members have similar utilities so they can be
counted on to act in solidarity with the group strategy,
and IF you can accurately predict how the other factions will react,
and IF you can communicate your group strategy to the (millions of)
members of your faction,
and IF you can guarantee a sufficient turnout from your faction,
and IF no more than a tiny percentage of your group members foul up
your numbers by going with their individual strategies instead of
the dictated ballots,
and IF the other faction(s) whose cooperation is necessary does (do)
in fact cooperate,
THEN your group strategy might work.
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D- Nine IFs, one THEN.

If *ifs and buts* were candy and nuts, it would be Christmas every day ------ 
one of my relatives favorite sayings.

IF there is an election, THEN somebody might/will win (depending on what 
method is used) ???