tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670177761518328279.post7012520583395529204..comments2023-09-24T01:39:29.909+10:00Comments on From the rising of the sun...: First preference: getting it straightJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663760985851423746noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670177761518328279.post-40503796995896127512010-08-16T15:35:14.724+10:002010-08-16T15:35:14.724+10:00I also meant to point out that either Albo or the ...I also meant to point out that either Albo or the journo is very confused about the significance of getting 50% of the primary votes...Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663760985851423746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670177761518328279.post-7539984102051912192010-08-16T12:50:12.829+10:002010-08-16T12:50:12.829+10:00David, that's a very good point which I hadn&#...David, that's a very good point which I hadn't really considered fully. However, I stand by the statement that issuing how-to-votes with Greens ahead is saying you'd rather they win, whether it is honest to say so or not. <br /><br />As for voting practices, I can't help thinking that it just might help a bit if influential people such as Jones were happy to point out that people can vote how they want, rather than simply observe that it doesn't happen. Then again, most of the time there's not much reason for major party voters to think about preferences any more than they have to.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663760985851423746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670177761518328279.post-76232165423583420242010-08-16T10:37:56.538+10:002010-08-16T10:37:56.538+10:00Even though he may well have other outcomes foremo...<i>Even though he may well have other outcomes foremost in his mind, suggesting preferences for the Greens ahead of Labor is exactly the same as saying (truthfully or otherwise - not that I think there's a deal here) that you'd rather the result go that way.</i><br /><br />I don't think this is true. I think most Liberals would prefer Labor to win any given seat than a Green. But they do want to make Labor work harder for it - by directing preferences to the Greens, Labor has to divert resources to fight against Greens in seats like Melbourne and Grayndler.<br /><br />Major-party voters are slaves to how-to-votes on the mainland, and I don't see that changing unless we switch to optional preferential voting.David Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378763233797445502noreply@blogger.com