B and C voters aren't strategic here. If they wish to knock out A, then placing A at the bottom would not be strategic voting. The point is that A voters argua

B and C voters aren't strategic here. If they wish to knock out A, then placing A at the bottom would not be strategic voting. The point is that A voters arguably should have voted such that they could influence which of the two other candidates (B and C) won. This would require 'lying' about which candidate is their favourite; i.e. strategic voting