Voters rank the candidates, equal preferences ok. Also voters insert an Approval cutoff, default is between 1 and 2. (Yes/No option for each candidate is also ok, with default being Yes to all the number ones and No to the rest.)
If any candidates are approved by a majority, eliminate the rest. Of the remaining, elect the CW if there is one. If there is a Condorcet tie, then eliminate the least approved candidate and repeat.
When the car gets stuck in the mud, make the horse do as little work as it has to to pull the car out. Don't just abandon the car and jump on the horse!
I hope my metaphor was not too opaque,
Chris Benham.
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