Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 21:55:40 -0700 From: Bart Ingles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ... IRNR seems equivalent to repeated runoff elections. In a zero-info election with five candidates, where my preferences are A>B>C>D>E, I would vote something like:
A(1.0) > B(0.001) > C(0.000001) > D(0.000000001) > E(0.0)
The idea is that subsequent ratings are low enough that they don't detract much from my first-choice vote in each round. And if my first choice is ever eliminated, the bulk of my voting power always goes to my highest remaining choice.
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Bart,
It seems to me that a limitation of this strategy is that if candidate A is left standing in the last round, then you have very little say in who A is running against. What if you have very high, and nearly equal, sincere ratings of A, B, C, and D, and a very low rating for E? Your highest priority is to ensure that E is eliminated. What then would be your strategy?
Ken Johnson
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