Doesn’t this, by extension, seem to more directly lead to a cost-benefit problem of coalitions?
At some point the marginal cost of additional votes leads will be greater than the marginal cost of influencing other voters, either via direct collusion, or via altering their opinions through alternative incentives, such as by subsidizing voters who agree but care less, or by offering payments or commitments that mitigate the reasons opponents care about the issue.
I’m not sure that’s necessarily a bad thing, but there are lots more ways to influence other voters with resources than just colluding to vote to eachother’s advantage.
Doesn’t this, by extension, seem to more directly lead to a cost-benefit problem of coalitions?
At some point the marginal cost of additional votes leads will be greater than the marginal cost of influencing other voters, either via direct collusion, or via altering their opinions through alternative incentives, such as by subsidizing voters who agree but care less, or by offering payments or commitments that mitigate the reasons opponents care about the issue.
I’m not sure that’s necessarily a bad thing, but there are lots more ways to influence other voters with resources than just colluding to vote to eachother’s advantage.