[EM] serious strategy problem in Condorcet, but not in IRV?

[Dave Ketchum]

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:58:57 -0400 Eric Gorr wrote:

 > At 10:45 AM -0400 8/18/03, James Green-Armytage wrote:
 >
 >> Perhaps the best thing we could do, if we wanted to use Condorcet on a
 >> public level would be to make sure that conspiring to such violently
 >> strategic voting would be a matter of political shame, or even illegal.
 >
 >
 > Yes, it seems to me that such things are a clear case of fraud.
 >
Shame - fine - and it can be worded to apply only to those who are guilty.

Illegal - tempting, BUT
       B's backers can claim a legitimate goal - A is the worst enemy, so
they should do their best to help A lose.
       A's backers can claim a similar goal - B and C are equally good/bad,
so they should be neutral as to B vs C.

How do you prove legal guilt without reading minds?  Unless you eavesdrop
on their strategy session and hear an admission?
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