On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Bob Crossley <bobc1ethel...@btinternet.com> wrote: > (PS. I'd be interested in links to good research contesting the claimthat AV > makes tactical voting redundant - although I will vote Yes, I think the > false claims being made by the Yes camp are dangerous and > counterproductive).
It makes tactical voting unnecessary in the situation where there are 2 big parties and one or more small ones. As long as one of the top-2 are guaranteed to win, you can rank the candidates in any order (assuming you rank at least one of the top-2 somewhere). Difficulties arise when there are more than 2 potential winners. In those cases tactical voting can make you better off. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
