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

[Bart Ingles]

James Gilmour wrote:
> 
> 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 State 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.

Whether C has widespread acceptability depends almost entirely on
information which is not captured in ranked ballots.  At the extremes, C
may enjoy either unanimous popularity, or near total rejection. 
Approval voting is able to distinguish between these extreme cases with
ease.  Ranked methods can only do so to the extent that they encourage
insincere strategy.

Bart Ingles