Markus defined Beatpath GMC as follows:
"X Y" means that an absolute majority of the voters
strictly prefers candidate X to candidate Y.
"There is a majority beat path from X to Y" means that
(1) X Y or
(2) there is a set of candidates C[1],...,C[n] with
X C[1]
Bart Ingles wrote:
Realistic elections would have some variation in voter preference
levels, which would tend to dampen out the strategy shifts like those
described below. In other words, not all voters would be likely to
shift strategy at the same time.
I might re-iterate the importance of
Forwarded Letter
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:02:26 -0500
To: (Recipient list suppressed)
From: Barbara Bode [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FWD: Letter from Florida
An Open Letter from Florida to the rest of the country:
OK, here's the deal.
We here in Florida
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Dear MikeO,
Good news, there is only one John Gear.
Were you worried?
Me worry? Me no worry.
Donald,
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I reply:
Thank you for reassuring me that there's only 1 John Gear, though
I haven't expressed an opinion on that issue, or
Bart wrote in part --
Condorcet example:
1) Polls show a low social utility [?] candidate as the likely Condorcet
winner:
45 A(10)B(2) C(0)
11 B(10) A,C(0)
44 C(10)B(2) A(0)
2) The A and C voters realize that they can improve utility expectations
by eliminating B,
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Dear MikeO,
Good news, there is only one John Gear.
Were you worried?
Me worry? Me no worry.
Donald,
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Hello Don,
This is John Gear, *formerly* of Washington State, now living in Lansing
