tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696446405100112491.post6222637268300742801..comments2023-10-31T06:45:58.112-08:00Comments on The Least of All Evils: Untied AlternativesDale Sheldon-Hesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974707193305445403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696446405100112491.post-18790990313085078102012-10-18T08:44:19.863-08:002012-10-18T08:44:19.863-08:00My apologies, I didn't read your post thorough...My apologies, I didn't read your post thoroughly yesterday. Arguably, if IRV forces the two front-runners to move closer to the center then yes it ought to lead to more ties than FPTP. <br /><br />My thoughts though are that Ken Arrow is right that the score-voting would not be included simply out of prejudice towards models based on theoretical assumptions.<br /><br />But if one wanted to prevent an ugly tie, a non-instant runoff might work.... Like my idea to determine 3 winners in a General Open Primary and then let the Electoral College determine the final winner within a week. If there was a statistical tie for 3rd place then 4 candidates could advance to the EC, where they would vote until one candidate got a majority!<br /><br />dlwDLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709279441985086959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696446405100112491.post-6047776908098671392012-10-17T16:56:02.522-08:002012-10-17T16:56:02.522-08:00It would if it were modified as I advocate it to b...It would if it were modified as I advocate it to be modified. <br /><br />Why are you flogging old IRV when there's a better model on the table that FairVote will hopefully adopt...<br />(It's under consideration I believe.. and doesn't require recursion to explain...)<br /><br />If there were a statistical tie in the first stage for which candidate received the third highest amount of ranked votes then one could do the runoff for two sets of three candidates and see if it affects the winner. The odds are it wouldn't.<br /><br />dlwDLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709279441985086959noreply@blogger.com