Confirmed!: Condorcet efficiency of IRV > 2-stage runoff

[Rob LeGrand]

Steve asked:
> Can you provide me with some examples where the IRV method elects
> the Condorcet Candidate, but the 2-Stage Runoff does not?

Here's one:

40:A>C>D>B
25:B>C>D>A
20:C>D>B>A
15:D>C>B>A

Plurality picks A, top-two runoff picks B and IRV picks C, the
Condorcet candidate.

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Rob LeGrand
robl at aggies.org
http://www.aggies.org/robl/
for Texas State Representative, District 50

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