Suppose we have a country of 10 mutually hostile religious factions. Each is around 10% of the population; the largest group is the Fooists, who are 12%.
Suppose each relgious faction nominates a candidate whose platform is “outlaw all other religions except mine.”
Suppose that there is also an 11th candidate, the tolerant one, whose platform is “allow freedom of religion.”
The country is so balkanized that every citizen’s preferences are as follows:
- My religion’s candidate
- The tolerant one