Re: [EM] Influence of a single vote (was Voting strategy etc.)

2009-06-19 Thread Michael Allan
Dave Ketchum wrote: It matters for most, if not all, methods, including Plurality. Individually voters can rarely do anything, collectively they are the result producers - without any necessity for contact amongst themselves. Like magic? I agree that (a) the result is a collective of

Re: [EM] Influence of a single vote (was Voting strategy etc.)

2009-06-18 Thread Juho Laatu
--- On Thu, 18/6/09, Michael Allan m...@zelea.com wrote: Juho Laatu wrote: Do you mean that one individual vote practically never changes the result of a large election? One can see this from two viewpoints. 1) can I change the result 2) can I and similar minded people  

Re: [EM] Influence of a single vote (was Voting strategy etc.)

2009-06-18 Thread Dave Ketchum
Thanks Juho! It matters for most, if not all, methods, including Plurality. Individually voters can rarely do anything, collectively they are the result producers - without any necessity for contact amongst themselves. Dave Ketchum On Jun 18, 2009, at 7:22 AM, Juho Laatu wrote: --- On