In these "likely" scenarios, and assuming there is no electoral college, doesn't a runoff of the top two seem the best method until someone gets a majority? Jon
On May 6, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Jonathan Lundell wrote: > On 6 May 2013, at 2:08 PM, Jonathan Denn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Plurality voting without the Electoral College >> >> In a three way race for POTUS. Let's say we have the traditional D and R. A >> fringe third party candidate runs and is widely hated (H) by everyone except >> his/her supporters. But the final results are >> >> H 34% >> D 33% >> R 33% >> >> Now the hated candidate is leader of the free world. >> >> In Approval Voting, I think it unlikely in this hyper-partisan country that >> many voters will vote for D & R, and not H. So the results might very well >> be the same. >> >> Is this a legit flaw for Approval? It seems quite plausible to me. > > Sure. > > Suppose the plurality numbers (could be approval with 100% bullet voting) > were: > > H 32 > R 33 > D 35 > > D wins. But suppose that 5 D's decide to approve R in an effort to avoid the > possible election of H, but the R's are determined to bullet-vote: > > H 32 > R 38 > D 35 > > Oops. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
