[EM] Approval Voting

[Jonathan Denn]

In these "likely" scenarios, and assuming there is no electoral college, doesn't a runoff of the top two seem the best method until someone gets a majority?
Jon


On May 6, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Jonathan Lundell wrote:

> On 6 May 2013, at 2:08 PM, Jonathan Denn <info at aGREATER.US> wrote:
>> 
>> Plurality voting without the Electoral College
>> 
>> In a three way race for POTUS. Let's say we have the traditional D and R. A fringe third party candidate runs and is widely hated (H) by everyone except his/her supporters. But the final results are 
>> 
>> H 34%
>> D 33%
>> R 33%
>> 
>> Now the hated candidate is leader of the free world. 
>> 
>> In Approval Voting, I think it unlikely in this hyper-partisan country that many voters will vote for D & R, and not H. So the results might very well be the same. 
>> 
>> Is this a legit flaw for Approval? It seems quite plausible to me. 
> 
> Sure.
> 
> Suppose the plurality numbers (could be approval with 100% bullet voting) were:
> 
> H 32
> R 33
> D 35
> 
> D wins. But suppose that 5 D's decide to approve R in an effort to avoid the possible election of H, but the R's are determined to bullet-vote:
> 
> H 32
> R 38
> D 35
> 
> Oops.