Can somebody explain to me why, if we want to measure the strength of a voter's
preferences, we should not use a cardinal ballot, rather than an ordinal one?
My guess is that cardinal ballots are too manipulatable. Is that it?
SB
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"They talk about this thing in the head; what do they call it? ["Intellect,"
whispered somebody nearby.] That's it. What's that got to do with women's rights or
Negroes' rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint and yours hold a quart, wouldn't you
be mean not to let me have my little half-measure full?"
--Sojourner Truth
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