[EM] I now propose a mock 2012 presidential election, by parties instead of candidates.

I've long advocated that you can't adequately discuss the relative merits or desirability of voting systems without actually using them. ...without actually trying them out. For that, it's absolutely essential to do polling, simulated political elections, using the methods that are proposed

Re: [EM] I now propose a mock 2012 presidential election, by parties instead of candidates.

Hi Mike, May I suggest that you also include a 3-slot ballot option? I.e., Preferred, Acceptable, Reject. You could call it a Fallback Approval ballot if you like. Many methods (e.g., most Condorcet methods, ER-Bucklin) that don't meet the Participation criterion will do so when restricted to