 Factions could simply nominate as many alternatives as possible that are similar to their preferred alternative.In typical elections, game theory suggests this manipulability of Borda can be expected to be a serious problem, particularly when a significant number of voters can be expected to vote their sincere order of preference (as in public elections, where many voters are not strategically sophisticated; cite Michael R. Alvarez of Caltech).Small minorities typically have the power to nominate additional candidates, and typically it is easy to find additional candidates that are similar.