Rob Brown wrote: I'm a little curious, since you seem to talk about multiple voters switching their vote together....maybe this really represents a situation where there are multiple equilibriums, as opposed to no equilibriums?"On the surface, "multiple equilibria" is kind of an oxymoron, but the notion may be made precise.
Hmmm, aside from my glaring error in pluralizing "equilibrium" :) .... I'm pretty sure that the concept of equilibrium allows there to be more than one.
For instance Nash's famous proof is that there is *at least* one Nash equilibrium for certain well defined types of games:
In this article they give an example where there are 11 equilibria:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium
Anyway, as we approach the end of another Western calendar year, may I take this opportunity to wish everyone well.
Likewise, and have a Merry Christmas as well if you celebrate such a thing. :)
-rob
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