[EM] No evidence that IRV doesn't fail. Reasons why it must.
Eric Gorr
eric at ericgorr.net
Thu Jan 22 18:15:12 PST 2004
At 7:43 PM -0500 1/22/04, Dgamble997 at aol.com wrote:
>This first example is countered with a second example which is
>usually something like:
>
>47 A>B>C
>4 B>A>C
>2 B>C>A
>47 C>B>A
>
>in which B is the Condorcet winner with a very low percentage of the
>first preference vote.
>
>In the first example IRV will probably elect the wrong candidate.
>
>In the second example Condorcet will probably elect the wrong candidate.
Condorcet did not elect the wrong candidate. The voters were clearly
split, but both of the larger groups preferred the third option over
the primary opposition. As such, the highest utility candidate was
elected by Condorcet.
Why do you believe that the first place preferences matter more then
the middle or final preferences? What is the basis for this
assumption?
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