> MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 5:54 AM > > But what if we let the people choose between IRV's winner and > the CW when > they differ. You know what will happen. The CW will win every time.
I wonder. Consider: 35 A<C<B 33 B<C<A 32 C<B<A IRV winner = B; CW wiener = C I suspect most electors would be happy to accept C as the "winner" of this election. Now consider: 49 A<C<B 48 B<C<A 3 C<B<A IRV winner = B; CW winner = C. I doubt very much whether most electors would accept C as the "winner" if this were an election for Sate Governor, much less for a directly elected President of the USA. If anyone has evidence to the contrary I'd like very much to see it. James Gilmour ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info