[EM] equal rankings IRV

[Dave Ketchum]

I plead guilty to incomplete thinking.

Not sure if my shorthand would have been so objectionable if the thinking 
had been correct (the shorthand was that:
      All but T would be the same for all three method details
      T would vary to respond to details).

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:42:46 -0400 James Green-Armytage wrote:

> Dave Ketchum <davek at clarityconnect.com> writes:
> 
>>For what follows voting is:
>> 1 X (A or B or C)
>> 3 D
>> 3 T (troublemakers)
>>Without equal rankings T votes are scattered to A, B, C, and D wins

OOPS - T votes go to such as A>B>C, so X wins as they desire, but they get 
no special credit.

>>With equal rankings whole votes, T votes are A=B=C and the X vote defines 
>>the winner (who gets 4 votes).

IF D losing was their only goal, doing = did not help (or hurt) T.


>>With equal rankings fractional votes, T votes are A=B=C and D wins.

Throw away troublemaker hat - T did better without =.

> 
> Dave,
> 	I'm sorry, but I don't understand your example. It does not seem to make
> sense. I must be missing something. Are you imagining three different sets
> of ballots as follows:
> 
My error led to misunderstanding.

> 
> best,
> James

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