Plurality Worst Losers

DEMOREP1 at aol.com DEMOREP1 at aol.com
Thu Apr 11 21:15:54 PDT 2002


I also add my standard ANTI-IRV example --

34 HWS
33 SWH
16 WSH
16 WHS
99

If PWS was being used, then S loses -- 50 last place votes.

34 HW
33 WH
16 WH
16 WH
99

H loses -- 65 last place votes

W wins.

H Hitler, S Stalin, W Washington (or another *compromise* choice)

Generally compromise choices will be ranked early.  

Extremists will be ranked in lower/last places.

PWS thus uses ALL of the place votes data -- one test for ANY method -- using 
ALL of the data.



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