Mr. Ruen wrote-- AC=49, BC=48, CB=3 is an equally interesting election to challenge the Condorcet winner - do we really want a majority support so badly that we are willing to elect a candidate with such a small first rank support? ------ D- It is the very rough 1932. Extremists are strong. The center is *weak* A= Hitler, B = Stalin, C = Washington I am quite sure that most folks (i.e. a majority) will be happy with a centrist even in the worst of times. Once again---- IRV will have a very strong possibility of having 2 extremists at the end with one of them claiming some sort of majority *mandate* for his/her extremist agenda. Primaries are not needed. Proportional representation can/ should /must be used for legislative body elections. Elections for executive and judicial offices can/ should /must be nonpartisan.
