Or Combinations

Steve Eppley seppley at alumni.caltech.edu
Fri May 24 09:19:22 PDT 1996


DEMOREP1 wrote:
>The regular Condorcet method only compares two candidates (choices)
>head to head in each pairing.
>
>Should there be all of the multiple combinations of *or* candidates
>(choices) in pairings for use in tie breaking (in addition to all of
>the regular Condorcet one vs. one pairings) ?

No.  Voting for (A or B) vs. etc. has no meaning I can fathom.

[snip]
>If Condorcet does not produce a majority of all voters (MOAV)
>winner in public elections, then it will certainly be totally
>attacked (and probably be totally destroyed).

Condorcet's method will do well by this standard, seems to me.  How
about providing an example to illustrate your concern?

--Steve



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