[EM] IRV's "majority winner". What if we let the people choose?

[James Gilmour]

> MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote
> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 5:54 AM
> 
> But what if we let the people choose between IRV's winner and 
> the CW when 
> they differ. You know what will happen. The CW will win every time.

I wonder. Consider:
35  A<C<B
33  B<C<A
32  C<B<A

IRV winner = B;  CW wiener = C
I suspect most electors would be happy to accept C as the "winner" of this election.

Now consider:
49  A<C<B
48  B<C<A
  3  C<B<A
IRV winner = B;  CW winner = C.
I doubt very much whether most electors would accept C as the "winner" if this were an election for
Sate Governor, much less for a directly elected President of the USA.  If anyone has evidence to the
contrary I'd like very much to see it.
James Gilmour