[EM] Clone proofing Copeland
    Chris Benham 
    chrisjbenham at optusnet.com.au
       
    Tue Jan  2 07:37:38 PST 2007
    
    
  
Juho wrote:
>How about "the smallest number of ballots on which some alternative  
>that beats A pairwise is ranked higher than A"?
>
>Juho
>  
>
No, that would have nothing like the same strength or resistance to Burial.
26: A>B
25: C>A
49: B>C  (sincere is B>A or B)
The Simmons method narrowly elects A (the sincere CW), while your 
suggestion easily elects
the Burier's candidate B.
Chris  Benham
    
    
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