Ken: >> the fundamental problem with >> plain Condorcet is that it doesn't directly take into consideration >which >> position candidates are ranked in.
Jobst: > >Well, I would rather say that this is the main *advantage* of methods >which consider pairwise preferences and/or approval scores instead of >rank positions, because the rank position per se has no significance at >all! I agree. my best, James ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info