I wonder about your reconstructed rankings. You assume that Stevenson would have been the most popular second choice, with Eisenhower and MacArthur supporters presumably seeing the other candidate as the least favorite.
I'm not old enough to remember that time, but I suspect that Eisenhower would have been the most popular second choice, not Stevenson, with Stevenson the farthest to the left and MacArthur the farthest to the right. It would be fun to see if anyone conducted speculative polls in 1952, for example, to test support for MacArthur.
Thanks, Surak. My story is meant only to illustrate a point. I think it's possible that Stevenson would have been second choice because of the animosity between Eisenhower and MacArthur, so I assume their supporters might feel the same. But it's hypothetical.
Great story, Bob. Your realistic scenario perfectly explains the issues involved with multivoting.
I'm sure you recall I share your opposition to RCV. However, I do support a special form of positional voting. https://zeidman.substack.com/p/hurray-for-second-choice/comment/52612309
I wonder about your reconstructed rankings. You assume that Stevenson would have been the most popular second choice, with Eisenhower and MacArthur supporters presumably seeing the other candidate as the least favorite.
I'm not old enough to remember that time, but I suspect that Eisenhower would have been the most popular second choice, not Stevenson, with Stevenson the farthest to the left and MacArthur the farthest to the right. It would be fun to see if anyone conducted speculative polls in 1952, for example, to test support for MacArthur.
Thanks, Surak. My story is meant only to illustrate a point. I think it's possible that Stevenson would have been second choice because of the animosity between Eisenhower and MacArthur, so I assume their supporters might feel the same. But it's hypothetical.