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Originally posted by BetaRose
Well if you are trying to ensure that you are the one who gets voted off, you vote for someone who is in no danger of getting the boot. That way if the tribe isn't voting for you unanimously, you don't accidentally push the votes for someone else to the majority, and end up screwing yourself and the other guy.
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True, but I didn't see any evidence that Jim was trying to ensure that he was the votec off, just that he recognized he was wearing the biggest target.
Meanwhile, Margaret, the current MVP, now has a vote that she'll carry into future tribal councils. Granted, that may have some merit -- by showing leadership so early (however reluctantly), she may be marking herself as a target later. But the reality is that they wouldn't have functioned without her so far.
If he really was trying to ensure he was voted off, he should have voted for one of the other women whom no one would have had any reason to vote for, not for the one woman who was busy keeping the team on its feet as best she could. I just don't think it made any sense at all.
ETA: In an interview on Reality News Online, here is what Jim had to say about voting for Margaret:
The thing with Margaret was that I couldn’t abstain and I couldn’t vote for myself so I wanted to vote for someone randomly and unfortunately she was the one that I chose out of the group. She was one of the strongest players and would be a tough competitor and if I remained would be tough competition.
While I think his last point may have had some validity, on the other hand, if he had remained I would think he would have still needed a nurse around. Get everyone well, make some alliances, and then get her off.