# properly comparable using normal operarors, for example:
# (6,1,0,'beta',0) < (6,1,0,'candidate',1) < (6,1,0,'candidate',2)
# (6,1,0,'candidate',2) < (6,1,0,'final',0) < (6,1,2,'final',0)
# properly comparable using normal operarors, for example:
# (6,1,0,'beta',0) < (6,1,0,'candidate',1) < (6,1,0,'candidate',2)
# (6,1,0,'candidate',2) < (6,1,0,'final',0) < (6,1,2,'final',0)