tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post2163532089785880896..comments2024-03-28T18:05:05.267+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: The Battle RoyaleRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-42982176430940379502008-12-08T15:16:00.000+02:002008-12-08T15:16:00.000+02:00No- Let's say you have 20 candidates that Bibi lik...No- <BR/><BR/>Let's say you have 20 candidates that Bibi likes, and 10 that Feiglin likes.<BR/><BR/>If each person can vote for a full 20, then the 20 that Bibi likes all get to the top 20 spots, because the majority is putting them all on their ballot. <BR/><BR/>Once the majority can't vote for all 20, their support begins to split between the candidates, while the minority (Feiglin's camp) is voting for all of their people- it becomes much closer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-50137019259624460952008-12-08T13:17:00.000+02:002008-12-08T13:17:00.000+02:00ok, but then doesn't the weight of the other candi...ok, but then doesn't the weight of the other candidates support go down equally?Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-4306071202323961692008-12-08T13:16:00.000+02:002008-12-08T13:16:00.000+02:00Anon is right.If Bibi figures the majority of vote...Anon is right.<BR/><BR/>If Bibi figures the majority of voters don't want Feglin, but there is a strong minority that do, increasing the permitted number of candidates means that the votes of the majority will carry more weight (as they can decide on more candidates), allowing less room for the choices of the minority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-46307233278004318852008-12-08T13:12:00.000+02:002008-12-08T13:12:00.000+02:00The higher nuber of selections has nothing to do w...The higher nuber of selections has nothing to do with making people more or less likely to vote Feiglin.<BR/>It is a statistical issue relating to the relative power of a minority but very homogenious group of voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com