> > > Condorcet systems fundamentally try to maximize the wrong thing. They try >> to maximize the odds of electing the Condorcet winner, even though it's a >> proven mathematical fact that the Condorcet winner is not necessarily the >> option whom the electorate prefers. >> > > Trouble is that the ballots ARE the voters' statements as to which > candidate IS the CW. The above paragraph seems to be based on the ballots > sometimes not truly representing the thoughts of the voters voting them. > > > No, he's saying that when the CW and the true, honest utility winner differ, the latter is better. I agree, but it's not an argument worth making, because most people who don't already agree will think it's a stupid one.
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