[EM] Re: plurality, FPTP and runoff voting

[Adam Tarr]

>BTW, I never understood where the term "first past the post" comes from.  It
>doesn't seem very descriptive.  Anyone have any insight into this?

No insight.

But not only is FPTP not very descriptive, it seems actually 
misleading.  It implies there is some concrete goal to reach.  But in 
plurality voting, a majority is not required - the required votes to win is 
dependent on how many votes your opponents receive.