plurality or not plurality

noyourrole99 · Jul 7th, 2008, 12:53 AM

There are questions which tickles my mind. These questions are electoral questions. Ok. Granted for the sake of argument, that only one candidate is running in the presidential election. So, is plurality voting applicable in this situation? Or is majority voting the most appropriate? Even the sole candidate himself can vote himself to victory. So will that one vote be called popular voting? Is that vote be a representative of the entire population? Was that democracy? For the essence of democracy is through majority ruling. Is majority voting the best option for the single candidate election? Thank you.

olive · Jul 7th, 2008, 09:59 AM

Hmmm...would seem to me they all apply if only one candidate.

Jul 7th, 2008, 12:53 AM	#1
noyourrole99 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	plurality or not plurality There are questions which tickles my mind. These questions are electoral questions. Ok. Granted for the sake of argument, that only one candidate is running in the presidential election. So, is plurality voting applicable in this situation? Or is majority voting the most appropriate? Even the sole candidate himself can vote himself to victory. So will that one vote be called popular voting? Is that vote be a representative of the entire population? Was that democracy? For the essence of democracy is through majority ruling. Is majority voting the best option for the single candidate election? Thank you.

Jul 7th, 2008, 09:59 AM	#2
olive Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 356	Re: plurality or not plurality Hmmm...would seem to me they all apply if only one candidate.

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