7 Oct 2024 2:20 pm
Vegas » 07 Oct 2024, 1:54 pm » wrote: ↑ It is not mathematically equivalent to casting a vote for the winner. It simply removes a potential vote from the pool that could have gone to another candidate.
of course it is. It has exactly the same effect. If the winner gets 99 votes and the runner-up gets 97, three third-party votes, if cast for the runner up, would give him or her the victory. If not, 102-97 is the exact same outcome as 99-97