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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jobst wrote:<br>
> </font>Dear Raphfrk, <br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">> </font>it did not think through all you wrote yet, but one point troubles me: <br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">> </font>> Also, it is majority compliant. If a majority support a candidate first
> choice (i.e. first choice and nominate him), then he cannot lose. <br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">> </font>If that is true, your method cannot be a solution to the given problem,
since any majoritarian method will elect A in the situation I described
-- remember that voters are strategic! <br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">> </font>Yours, Jobst <br>
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Right, under the assumption of perfect strategy. However, only a small number of voters need to nominate C as compromise for C to win.<br>
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Are you assuming that the 51% block of voters knows that they have the majority ?<br>
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In the case you give<br>
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51: A>C>B<br>
49: B>C>A<br>
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It seems to me that the voters, will not be sure which of the main candidates have a chance.<br>
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Assuming the odds are 50/50 and considering a voter in the 51 block and how they cast their nominate vote:<br>
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Nominate C<br>
This will either have no effect or cause C to win.<br>
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A->C shift: -48<br>
B->C shift: +52<br>
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expected utility: +2<br>
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Nominate A or B<br>
This will either have no effect or shift away from C<br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">C->A shift: +48<br>
C->B shift: -52</font><br>
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expected utility: -2<br>
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Thus, it is worth it for A and B supporters to nominate C instead of A.<br>
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Only, 3% of them need to actually do it to elect C.<br>
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Btw, I think your original proposal is pretty cool too. I wonder what the effects of putting a threshold would be on the strategic effects.<br>
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For example, if a candidate represents more than 90% of the balls in the urn, they are declared the winner without drawing any.<br>
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Interesting site<br>
"what if anyone could modify the laws"<br>
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www.wikocracy.com</font></div>
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