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> From: Juho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Election-Methods] RELEASE: Instant Runoff Voting (Chris > > Although Chris' voters changed their vote they didn't change their > opinions between the elections. If there are new candidates they may be > better than the old ones Juho, In Chris' approval example, voters changed their approval votes for the existing candidates, not simply added approvals for new candidates. The spoiler is a "nonwinning" candidate who changes the outcome of an election. I.e. If the new candidate wins, or does not change the outcome, he is not a spoiler. Apparently the voters *did* change their opinions between elections judging from their ballots - rather than using mindreading. Now of course if you and Chris read all the voters' minds and every voter in the world thinks exactly like you and Chris imagine them to, then I am wrong. However, I prefer thinking that I can *not* know how all voters think or would strategize and to simply judge what a voting method does given the actual votes. Hey since you guys seem to think you are much smarter than I am and you like puzzles, solve this little (true situation) puzzle: The temperature outside my house is 90+ degrees today and inside my house is 68 degrees downstairs and 74 degrees upstairs at 5:20 p.m and this is the hottest it will get inside my house today. Yet I have no air conditioner, no fan, no swamp cooler, etc. These same temperatures (roughly) exist inside and outside my house during the entire summer. How do I keep my house under 68 degrees inside (downstairs) and under 74 degrees (upstairs) all summer with no air conditioner or swamp cooler when it is routinely in the 90s outside? Cheers, Kathy ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
