[EM] About Condorcet//Approval (RF)

[Diego Santos]

2008/10/18 Dave Ketchum <davek at clarityconnect.com>

> Given a Condorcet cycle, how does anyone justify awarding a winner outside?
>
> True that deciding the winner among cycle members can be a challenge.
>
> BUT, we know that every candidate outside the cycle has been voted as a
> loser to each member of the cycle.
>
> DWK


Dave, I think approval winner outside Condorcet cycle is too rare in real
elections.

>
>
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:46:11 +0000 (GMT) Kevin Venzke wrote:
>
>> Hi Raph,
>>
>> --- En date de : Sam 18.10.08, Raph Frank <raphfrk at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>>  On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Diego Santos
>>> <diego.renato at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Because Smith is more complex to explain, my current
>>>>
>>>
>>> favorite election
>>>
>>>  method is Condorcet//Approval. We don't need
>>>>
>>>
>>> complex algorithms to find a
>>>
>>>  winner.
>>>>
>>>
>>> What's the difference?  The Copeland winner wins, and
>>> approval is used
>>> as the tie-break?
>>>
>>
>>
>> The difference is that in C//A you do not have to be in the Smith set to
>> win.
>>
>> Kevin Venzke
>>
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Diego Renato dos Santos
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