Tactical voting: Difference between revisions

* A narrow type, which involves encouraging voters to rank (or score) a candidate (called "B" in this example) lower than another candidate (called "A" in this example) in hopes that "B" is elected. This strategy won't work in systems that pass the [[mono-raise criterion]].

* A broader type (also known as '''turkey-raising''' or the '''pied-piper strategy''') which can happen in two-round systems.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Linskey |first=Annie |date=2022-09-13 |title=Democrats spend tens of millions amplifying far-right candidates in nine states |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/12/democrats-interfere-republican-primaries/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Norton |first=Ben |date=2016-11-10 |title=How the Hillary Clinton campaign deliberately "elevated" Donald Trump with its "pied piper" strategy |url=https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaign-intentionally-created-donald-trump-with-its-pied-piper-strategy/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref> This broader type requires three candidates to explain: "A", "B" and "X". Let's say that voters are asked to choose (in the first round of an election) between "B" and "X". Voters who prefer "A" in the second round of the election may hope to have other voters vote for "the turkey" (candidate "X") who cannot beat "A", rather than see candidate "B" advance to the second round of the election, and may vote for "X" over "B" if they are allowed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[EM] St. Louis and Pushover (Re: Reply to Rob regarding RCV) |last=Munsterhjelm|first=Kristofer|url=http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2023-October/004961.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=lists.electorama.com}}</ref>

 

=== Free Riding ===