<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/3/9 Kristofer Munsterhjelm <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:km_elmet@lavabit.com">km_elmet@lavabit.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 03/08/2012 06:27 AM, robert bristow-johnson wrote:<br>
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It didn't happen, much to my astonishment:<br>
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<a href="http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CT/Elections/Results---DMS-Documents/2012/Annual-City-Election-Results/" target="_blank">http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/<u></u>CT/Elections/Results---DMS-<u></u>Documents/2012/Annual-City-<u></u>Election-Results/</a><br>
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So, for the time being, losing the ranked ballot hasn't hurt the cause<br>
of majority rule in Burlington Vermont, but when the Progs decide to<br>
jump back into the game, I still fear it might.<br>
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Sorry for not updating you folks earlier. I was pretty wrecked last<br>
night and this morning. Finally got over the hangover this evening.<br>
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I suspect that either of the 2.5-party methods (as well as those that do even worse, like Plurality) lead to third parties eventually being squeezed out from the position in question - either by themselves (from not wanting to spoil the election) or by the voters (that don't want to make the greater evil win).<br>
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In Plurality, the Progs are the potential spoilers; in IRV, the Republicans.<br>
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I don't know what method 40% runoff will end up being closer to in Duvergerian terms -- 50% runoff or plain old Plurality.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Depends if the republicans can get more than 40% more than half the time. I'd say they probably can, so it ends up being more like plurality.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Jameson </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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