[EM] Re: approval strategy (Russ Paielli)

[Kevin Venzke]

Ralph,

 --- RLSuter at aol.com a écrit : 
> Many comments about approval strategy have made little sense
> to me, because they ignore the fact that strong supporters of a
> particular candidate can have very divergent views about other
> candidates.
>
> Given the great diversity of voter opinions on a variety of
> key concerns, I just don't see how it is possible to state
> formulas that are optimal for all or even most supporters
> of particular candidates.

Is this a reply to Alex Small's message about Green voting strategy?

Alex Small wrote:
>I would think that the strategy is straight-forward:  If the Green is 
>one of the top 2 contenders >in pre-election polls then the Green's 
>supporters should vote for the Green and anybody they >prefer to the Green.

Are you saying Alex's response makes little sense to you given Russ Paielli's
scenario?

Russ Paielli wrote:
>Let's say that Approval has just been adopted. Well, Greens will vote 
>for their Green candidate plus the Democrat and everyone else they 
>prefer to the Democrat. That's the easy part.
>
>But now let's say that Approval has been in use for several election 
>cycles, and the Green is starting to catch up to the Democrat. Well, the 
>Green Party will certainly urge their supporters to drop their vote for 
>that pesky Democrat. But if they take the advice, they risk handing the 
>election over to the Republicans, of course.

Or are you saying that Russ Paielli's scenario makes little sense to you?

Kevin Venzke



	

	
		
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