Strategic voting can reduce the power of someone trying to manipulate the outcome of an election.

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Strategic voting involves voters casting their ballots not for their most preferred candidate, but for a less preferred candidate who has a better chance of winning, in order to prevent an undesirable outcome. This can counteract attempts by others to manipulate election results by making it more difficult for a manipulator to predict and influence the final outcome, thus reducing their power.

Strategic Voting Can Reduce the Power of Someone Trying to Manipulate