[EM] What happens when Approval doesn't let you vote Favorite>Dem>Repub?

[Juho Laatu]

On 28.5.2012, at 1.47, Dave Ketchum wrote:

> As soon as ability to vote for A=B is in your future you think of wanting ability to vote for Favorite>Comprmise, as is doable in IRV - matters only that Favorite is your favorite, not the possibility of Favorite actually winning.

Yes, people want to promote their favourite even if he might not win. Getting lots of support (although not enough to win) means that this candidate will gain political power in general. Voters may also prepare for the next electons where their favourite might already win. Voters are also optimists in the sense that they estimate the winning chances of their favourites to be higher than they actually are. People hope that also other people will see the good properties of their favourite, that will then get more votes. One example in the current system is Nader that gets considerable support although he is not lkely to win. People want to rank him first although that takes a vote away from their compromise candidate.

Juho