[EM] IRV vs Condorcet

[Eric Gorr]

At 11:13 AM -0700 7/24/03, Alex Small wrote:
>Eric Gorr said:
>>  Perhaps it isn't an argument for or against any particular method,  but
>>  I would consider it an important point to make about any
>>  particular method.
>>
>  > It is because IRV fails to count votes in a better way that
>>  contributes to (if not causes) its failing of more fundamental
>  > criteria important to every voting method.
>
>But the problem is this:  What is the better way to count votes?

I believe I answered this question by saying:

   It is because IRV fails to count votes in a better way that
   contributes to (if not causes) its failing of more fundamental
   criteria important to every voting method.

The fact that IRV is not monotonic, etc. stems, at least in part, 
from the way it counts votes. As such, we can criticize the way by 
which it counts votes.