[EM] Markus: Re: Beatpath as a proposal in the U.S.

[MIKE OSSIPOFF]

Markus:
 
You wrote:
 
The Schulze method is currently used by more than
50 organizations with more than 70,000 members in
total.

[endquote]
 
Organizations aren't the general public. Certainly the fancier Condorcet
methods have been adopted by some organizations (and rejected by others
due to complexity). That doesn't mean that the person on the streetcorner
accepts them. 
 
The requirements for a public proposal are entirely different than for
some organizations.
 
Also, it depends on whether a particular country's "public" is already familiar with
electoral systems more complicated than Plurality.
 
You continued:
 
Of all Condorcet methods, that are currently discussed,
the Schulze method is that method that has the best
chances of getting adopted.

[endquote]
 
Methods that meet Condorcet's Criterion fail FBC.
 
I've told why FBC is necessary for the U.S.
 
Aside from that, for the above-stated reasons, Beatpath has far less chance of adoption in the U.S
than MTA or Approval. 
 
 ...Or even ABucklin. Bucklin was adopted, and used to be used, by some U.S. cities or counties.
 
Mike Ossipoff

  		 	   		  
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