Condorcet's mathematical built-in bias

[Steve Eppley]

Donald D wrote:
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>Condorcet's pairing has a mathematical built-in bias that favors
>the low candidate.
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>It is improper to add second selections to first selections -
>Condorcet is improper.
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Condorcet does not add second selections to first selections.

If the candidate with fewest first choices wins, it's because the 
voters are biased in his/her favor: more voters ranked him/her ahead 
of other candidates than vice versa.

In a recent message about Perot, Donald referred to the "local
pairwise guys."  As near as I can tell, that's everyone in EM but
Donald.  If there's anyone here besides Donald who believes Instant
Runoff is better than Condorcet's method, please speak up. 

---Steve     (Steve Eppley    seppley at alumni.caltech.edu)