[EM] Basic Arrow's Theorem Question

josh at narins.net josh at narins.net
Tue Apr 22 16:58:01 PDT 2003


OK, If everyone thinks A is better than B, A beats B. Fine.

If C enters the race, no ones opinion of the A-B pairing changes.

Hmmm.

Sample Race, with imaginary figures.


1.
PloddingSafe and BrashBrightQuestionMark enter a race.

2.
PS and BBQM debate.

3.
People decide who they like in the PS-BBQM pairing.

4.
WingNut enters race.

5.
PS, BBQM, and WN debate.

6.
WingNut makes PloddingSafe lose cool! red in the face! loss of words!
more?

7.
Some PS supporters think...
    hey, what gives! 
    Maybe BBQM is really the PS candidate!
    After all, BBQM doesn't blow up around WN

The entry of C(WingNut) into the race has changed the A-B pairing? Or is
that something else entirely.

Thanx.

Thing is, remember, third party candidates tend to be extreme and always
hurt the candidate from their side.







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