Dear all, dear Markus Schulze,<div><br></div><div>I got a second question from one of our members (actually the same guy which asked for the first time):</div><div>If I just bullet vote in a Condorcet election, then I increase the chances of my candidate being elected.</div>
<div>If I have a second or third option, the chances of my prefered candidate to win is lowered.</div><div>Q: In this case why should any voter not bullet-vote?</div><div>I have some clue on how to answer, but not enough for an exhaustive answer.</div>
<div><br></div><div>My argument starts:</div><div>If I vote for a candidate who has >50% of the votes, then it does not matter if there is a second or third choice.</div><div>If my prefered candidate A gets <50% of the votes, then it makes sense to support a second choice candidate B.</div>
<div>However if the supporters of B only bullet vote, then maybe B's supporters get an advantage over A?<br><div>... at this point I realize, that I don't know enough about Condorcet and/or Schulze to answer the question.<br>
<br></div><div>Why is it not rational to bullet vote in a Condorcet election if you are allowed not to rank some candidates?</div><div>I guess you have discussed this question a zillion of times, so please forgive my ignorance.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Maybe you could help me out with this one.</div><div><br></div><div>Peter</div><div><br></div></div>