tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post7172069285916859614..comments2024-01-12T12:52:08.097-07:00Comments on Billlls Idle Mind: 3-Way RacesBillllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-15878919470843907612016-02-02T11:44:01.253-07:002016-02-02T11:44:01.253-07:00Not that many choices are bad, but there needs to ...Not that many choices are bad, but there needs to be a secondary filtering mechanism to bolster the more popular candidates. Louisiana has such a mechanism in which a candidate wins a multi choice race if he pulls 51% of the vote on the first go around, otherwise the two top vote getters are entered into a run-off. Thus something like an optimal outcome is eventually achieved. This can result in two candidates from the same party running against each other in the runoff.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-1441665820363282482016-02-02T11:14:46.248-07:002016-02-02T11:14:46.248-07:00"A statistical study at one point determined ...<i>"A statistical study at one point determined that the most likely outcome of a 3-way electoral race was a victory by the least popular candidate."</i><br /><br />So you're saying that<br /><br />(1) too many choices are bad, and<br /><br />(2) an optimal outcome is not achieved if everybody behaves in a purely selfish manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com