Dear all, dear Markus Schulze, I got a second question from one of our members (actually the same guy which asked for the first time): If I just bullet vote in a Condorcet election, then I increase the chances of my candidate being elected. If I have a second or third option, the chances of my prefered candidate to win is lowered. Q: In this case why should any voter not bullet-vote? I have some clue on how to answer, but not enough for an exhaustive answer.
My argument starts: If I vote for a candidate who has >50% of the votes, then it does not matter if there is a second or third choice. If my prefered candidate A gets <50% of the votes, then it makes sense to support a second choice candidate B. However if the supporters of B only bullet vote, then maybe B's supporters get an advantage over A? ... at this point I realize, that I don't know enough about Condorcet and/or Schulze to answer the question. Why is it not rational to bullet vote in a Condorcet election if you are allowed not to rank some candidates? I guess you have discussed this question a zillion of times, so please forgive my ignorance. Maybe you could help me out with this one. Peter
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