Comment by ClayShentrup
3 days ago
> I vote my actual ranking
no you don't. take a warren supporter who votes biden to stop trump. that person ranks:
biden 1st, warren 2nd, trump 3rd
they don't want warren to be a spoiler.
3 days ago
> I vote my actual ranking
no you don't. take a warren supporter who votes biden to stop trump. that person ranks:
biden 1st, warren 2nd, trump 3rd
they don't want warren to be a spoiler.
That person is not me. Don't tell me what I do.
that person is STRATEGIC VOTERS, who are about 90% of the electorate. even if you want to vote honestly, you're still subject to the whims of other voters.
indeed, practically the only thing that matters in a voting method is the aggregate affect of what it achieves in light of other voters. YOUR vote will almost never make a difference. you could upgrade voting methods in exchange for giving up your right to vote, and you'd still be drastically better off.
> that person is STRATEGIC VOTERS
When I said "I" I meant me. This one person. And I was talking about that specific scenario.
It wasn't a statement about "strategic voters" in other scenarios.
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