On 6/4/2012 10:18 PM, Michael Ossipoff wrote:
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2. Whatever can be accomplished by PR can be accomplished by an at-large
single winner election, because every single winner method can output a
ranking of candidates instead of just one winner: Elect the winner. Then
delete the winner from the ballots and count them again. That will elect the
rank 2 winner. Then eliminate the rank 2 winner too, and count the ballots
again. Each time, delete every previous winner before counting to determine
the next winner. So you can elect N winners at large in a state, or
nationally, for a body such as Congress (or its separate houses, if you want
to keep them) or a state legislature. Of course, with Approval, it only
requires one count, and you elect the N candidates with the most approvals.
This does not accomplish what PR accomplishes. In fact, it does the
opposite -- over-represents the largest plurality at the expense of
everybody else. How can you think otherwise?
--Bob Richard
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