Spoiler effect
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title:
Spoiler effect
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In social choice theory and politics, the spoiler effect refers to a situation where a large group of like-minded voters split their votes among multiple candidates, which can affect the result of an election by allowing a candidate with a smaller base of support to win with a plurality. If a major candidate is perceived to have lost an election because a more minor candidate pulled votes away from them, the minor candidate is called a spolier candidate and the major candidate is said to have be
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Phenomenon in social choice theory and politics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoiler_effect
date created:
2002-02-17T01:52:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:49:25Z
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