[EM] Issues, Condorcet, and IRV (was: IRV vs. plurality)

[Eric Gorr]

At 12:16 PM -0700 8/6/03, Alex Small wrote:
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Well, someone still needs to convince me that the party who was able 
to obtain the most broad based support shouldn't be the party that 
wins.

Condorcet & Approval appear to be among the best methods that can, on 
a very consistent basis, find that broad based support.

Furthermore, the party in the middle may not always win no matter 
whether they are 1D or 2D. Politics can be a very fluid thing...the 
party in the middle has the same opportunities to make itself hated 
by the majority as any other party.

>(Commence flaming now.)

Ok.

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(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)


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