Finding the probable best candidate?

DEMOREP1 at aol.com DEMOREP1 at aol.com
Sat Feb 23 01:02:54 PST 2002


Mr. Barney wrote in part-

The plurality procedure is the only positional method which always elects a
majority candidate when one exists; therefore, one could argue that it is the
positional procedure which maximizes the election of a majority candidate.
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D- The obvious problem is that the plurality procedure sometimes elects a 
minority candidate -- such as -- using popular votes -- Prez Clinton in 1992 
and 1996 and Prez Bush in 2000 (each getting majorities of the infamous 
Electoral College). 

Circa 7 U.S. Reps were elected by gerrymander district minorities 
(pluralities) in Nov. 2000.

I note again for some of the newer folks -- on issues there are YES and NO 
votes.

What is so different regarding candidates for legislative, executive and 
judicial offices ???  

Why are there not YES or NO votes for each of such candidates ??? Let us 
guess.  

Clue-- it is part of the *modern* voodoo politics that claims to be 
*democratic* when in fact it is totally ANTI-Democracy in action via indirect 
minority rule gerrymanders (for legislative body offices), plurality primary 
election winners (for almost all offices) and plurality general election 
winners (for almost all offices).   

The pundits (on TV especially) rave on in their total ignorance.



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