Donald D wrote: >Steve wrote: >> By what logic is any candidate last in the tally when there >> are more than two candidates remaining? > >Well Steve - it seem to me that whenever we have more than two >candidates remaining we are bound to have one with the lowest >number of votes. > > For example: 40A 30B 20C 10D > >I would say that candidate D is the lowest with ten percent. I knew you'd say that, and I knew you would again omit its justification. Without the justification, your answer is useless. Just as each candidate's strength can be measured by the number of voters who ranked him/her best, which in your (as yet unjustified) opinion is the proper way, there are other ways. Someone could just as easily parrot your words for alternative ways to measure which is last: Well Donald - it seems to me that whenever we have more than two candidates remaining we are bound to have one with the worst Condorcet score. So let's have a more thoughtful answer, okay? WHY is your alternative the proper way to measure who's last? (Prediction: Donald won't attempt to answer this.) ---Steve (Steve Eppley [EMAIL PROTECTED])
