Here's another example that might shed some light on why some IRV supporters don't like Condorcet:
Suppose actual voter ratings are as follows: A:10,D:1 - 49% B:10,D:1 - 26% C:10,D:1 - 25% And the vote (which is merely ordinal) goes like this: A,D - 49% B,D - 26% C,D - 25% IRV: C is eliminated after the first round, then D is eliminated after the second round, and A ends up beating B in the third round. Condorcet: D wins. D vs. A - 51% to 49% D vs. B - 74% to 26% D vs. C - 75% to 25% I think the IRV supporters might question how Condorcet could declare a winner that wan't ranked first by a single voter, and who nobody really seemed to like very much. -Bill Clark -- Ralph Nader for US President in 2004 http://votenader.org/ ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info