[EM] Condorcet 2 - The Sequel ( the same people say the same things)

[Eric Gorr]

At 9:46 AM -0400 8/8/03, Dgamble997 at aol.com wrote:
>"IRV succeeds, I believe, in striking a balance between the two 
>somewhat conflicting aims of ensuring that a candidate has majority 
>support ( a candidate does not win with a minority of the vote 
>because the opposition is split) and preventing dominance by 
>candidates/parties who position themselves in the centre."

But, again, the opposition is split and therefore should not win 
because they have a minority of the vote as well.

So, since everyone has a minority, who should win?

The option with the largest minority?

That would seem to be what Plurality does already.


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