[EM] Re: DMC / 2-party domination

[Araucaria Araucana]

On 29 Aug 2005 at 12:59 UTC-0700, Kevin Venzke wrote:
>> Here is another question - will DMC lead to 2-party domination, or
>> not?  To really answer this, it would help to understand optimal
>> voting strategy in DMC, which is probably beyond reach.
>
> The argument that some ranked methods lead to 2-party domination is
> based on the possibility that voters will use "favorite betrayal" to
> ensure that they don't sink their most viable frontrunner.
>
> So it seems to me that, using this reasoning, any method which fails
> Mike Ossipoff's "favorite betrayal" criterion will lead to 2-party
> domination.
>
> DMC doesn't satisfy the "favorite betrayal" criterion.
>

I disagree.

I think that favorite betrayal occurs in the primaries, before the
general election slate is even drawn up.

TTFN,
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