On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Jameson Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: > Why?
The principle on which PR is based is that all seats are equal. > Actually, it could be "first seat", or "plurality winner", which is mostly > equivalent. It could also have some strategic effects, where people decide to rank their favorite of the top-2 first, so as to capture the VP position. > This would help IFF you wanted to increase decrease the > probability of a simple majority disproportionately sweeping P and VP. Since > it's only VP we're talking about, the chance of plurality-style strategy is > slim. Hmm, maybe. However, if the President resigns, the VP presumably becomes President. IMO, this means that they should both be centerists. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
