Max,
Yes, I definitely see significant problems with a first-past-the-post system. Because of this I'm also interested in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of various alternative systems. It's definitely a weakness of a system that it sometimes doesn't produce a winner. (There are ways to tweak it so it does, each of which have pros and cons). Plus I do also just find this situation interesting on a purely intellectual level (I like paradoxes and probability!).
-Matt
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