[EM] The rationale under the "winning votes" defeat strength measure

[robert bristow-johnson]

> On 06/29/2025 1:42 PM EDT Grzegorz Pierczyński via Election-Methods <election-methods at lists.electorama.com> wrote:
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> I see no reason for a voting rule to presume that, having only the actual results in hand. 

What other data can we use?

This is soooo blatantly obvious.

I just cannot understand designing and constructing a voting system that is not a fully deterministic function of the actual valid ballots cast.  This is why I could not get past Square 1 with some of Chris's arguments.  Yes, some people vote tactically.  How will we ever know?  Shall we put a check box on the ballot that says "this ballot is not marked sincerely" so then the method can change the rule for how that voter's vote shall be counted?

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