On Dec 14, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Dan Bishop wrote:
robert bristow-johnson wrote:
On Dec 13, 2009, at 7:53 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Here's a natural scenario that yields an exact Condorcet Tie:
A together with 39 supporters at the point (0,2)
B together with 19 supporters at (0,0)
C together with 19 supporters at (1,0)
D together with 19 supporters at (4,2)
D is a Condorcet loser.
A beats B beats C beats A, 60 to 40 in every case.
i wouldn't mind if someone could decode or translate the above.
what does "at the point (x,y)" mean in the present context?
much appreciated.
They're coordinates in a 2-dimensional political spectrum.
Assuming Euclidean distances are used, the ballots are:
40: A>B>C>D
20: B>C>A>D
20: C>B>A>D
20: D>C>A>B
thanks. where i am still lacking is understanding how the latter is
derived from the former. is there some 2-dimensional distribution of
voters in this plane and the voter's ballot is evaluated and
preference is a strictly decreasing function of the distance? or are
they all at only those 4 points? i don't consider that natural. i'm
pretty much what South Park typecasts as "Aging Hippie Liberal
Douche" but you might find me an issue where i just do not identify
with the Democrats (or in Vermont, the Progs). not every voter who
is primarily for A is gonna consider B to be better than satan.
i think maybe i now understand how the latter is derived from the
former. if i do, then i don't consider the scenario to be
particularly natural.
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