Reverse Symmetry Criterion

[Martin Harper]

DEMOREP1 at aol.com wrote:

> Mr. Harper wrote-
>
> Here's a stupid example:
>
> 11 A>B>C>D>E>F
> 10 B>C>A>E>F>D
> 9 C>A>B>F>D>E
>
> Now there's neither a Condorcet Winner, nor a Condorcet Loser, but I reckon
> any
> method which elects the same person as both the best and worst candidate has
> to
> have made a mistake somewhere...
> ---
> D- Can any of the choices get a YES majority ???

Does it matter? They can all get YES majorities, or none of them get YES
majorities, or something in between: regardless, a method which designates A as
both best and worst candidate needs to be taken outside and shot.