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If not proper elections at least a whole population simulation before the polls. That way people could express their true preferences without fearing that their
by lurkerperpetual 17y ago
If not proper elections at least a whole population simulation before the polls. That way people could express their true preferences without fearing that their vote will not count if it goes to a fringe candidate and would reassure them that they're not as few as regular polls and eventual results usually show.
- Robin_Message 17y agoSurely the issue is voting systems that do not rationally incorporate each voter's preference equally? Unless you're suggesting iteration as a way to get around Arrow’s paradox? I'm not sure if anyone has tried it - could be interesting? But if not, then ranking candidates get you the same results.
- lurkerperpetual 17y agoFew voters will express their true preferences and will go instead with 'the lesser evil' when they fear their option will be in a small percentile and discarded. It is not unusual to have systems where 5% is required for a party to get into the parliament, or for a nominee to get into preliminary rounds, etc. So one cannot expect a voting system to incorporate all voter's preferences if they are very small but a warm-up voting would reveal that the fringes that big media avoids covering can become popular.
- jcl 17y agoThat way people could express their true preferences without fearing that their vote will not count if it goes to a fringe candidate Isn't that exactly what instant-runoff voting solves?