Dear James!
I tried your example with Random Ballot from Forest's P:
3 candidates: Kerry, Dean, and Bush. 100 voters.
Sincere preferences
19: KDB
5: KDB
4: KBD
18: DKB
5: DKB
1: DBK
25: BKD
23: BDK
Kerry is a Condorcet winner.
Altered preferences
19: KDB
5: KDB
Hi folks,
Some people have asked me why my cardinal pairwise method only looks at
the winning ratings differentials, rather than the margin of
winning-losing ratings differentials. My reply is that the winning ratings
differentials (WRD) approach is what makes cardinal pairwise so danged