[EM] Why I think IRV isn't a serious alternative 2

[Markus Schulze]

Hallo,

Terry Bouricius wrote (22 Dec 2008):

> In a crowded field, a weak CW may be a
> little-considered candidate that every
> voter ranks next to last.

As the Borda score of a CW is always
above the average Borda score, it is
not possible that the CW is a
"little-considered candidate that
every voter ranks next to last".

Terry Bouricius wrote (22 Dec 2008):

> The phrase "wins by a majority" creates
> the image in the reader's mind of a happy
> satisfied group of voters (that is more
> than half of the electors), who would feel
> gratified by this election outcome. In
> fact, in a weak CW situation, every single
> voter could feel the outcome was horrible
> if the CW is declared elected. Using a
> phrase like "wins by a majority" creates
> the false impression that a majority of
> voters favor this candidate OVER THE FIELD
> of other candidates AS A WHOLE, whereas
> NO SUCH MAJORITY necessarily exist for
> there to be a Condorcet winner.

On the other side, IRV supporters usually
use the term "majority winner" in such
a manner that it could refer to every
candidate, except for a Condorcet loser.

Markus Schulze