SwineForkbeard wrote:
Who the hell knows what the best move for the greatest number of people is when it's this early? If Ace ends up winning, about all you can say is that booting Paloma was a good move for Ace.
Except Survivor is a team sport until at least the merge. None of them will win if they end up on a losing streak against Fang and have to vote out several people. 4 people isn't a voting majority at the merge. Which can happen if they go on a several challenge losing streak.

Remember when Todd ended up giving James the two immunity idols. A lot of people thought that was a game changing mistake. They where smart enough to realize they needed his vote and dumped him at the right time.

Having Ace can actually be a help at the merge to help keep Crystal/Matty/CG/Dan (depending on who makes the merge) from going on an immunity streak so they can be voted out.