[EM] Can ranking improve on Approval? MDDA strategy.

[Paul Kislanko]

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> From: election-methods-bounces at electorama.com 
> [mailto:election-methods-bounces at electorama.com] On Behalf Of 
> MIKE OSSIPOFF
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 8:04 PM
> To: election-methods at electorama.com
> Subject: [EM] Can ranking improve on Approval? MDDA strategy.
> 
> 
> For me, as an individual voter, in the existing political 
> system, Approval 
> would be fine. It's for other voters that I'd want the 
> benefits of a rank 
> method. It's for the voters who, with Approval, would 
> insincerely vote Kerry 
> equal to Nader.
> 
> Of course hopefully they wouldn't keep doing that in 
> Approval, when Nader 
> outpolls the Republican, or when they find out what a Democrat is.

OK, as soon as the majority understands that all Republicans are against any
form of democratic government, we can accept your position.

If your election-method choice is based on the one most likely to satisfy
your political agenda, then take it somewhere other than a list about the
fairness of methods.