Should we abstain from voting? (In nondeterministic elections)
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Looking at Jason Brennan's "Polluting the polls" argument in the context of probabilistic voting
https://bobjacobs.substack.com/p/should-we-abstain-from-voting-in -
@bmjacobs Interesting article, but a couple of things. Where does it come from that in Borda you need 2/3 of the vote to ensure a win? Also Borda and winner-takes-all systems wouldn't have the step function if there are more than two candidates. E.g. having 40% of the vote under First Past the Post will still give you the win in many elections. If it's to guarantee the win then yes, but I don't think it's clear that that's what the graph is trying to say.
