No argument from me, my only point was that this particular concern seemed moot, because almost all methods (except Borda) meet this "first-choice majority" criterion when considering actual ballots, and none meet it when considering sincere preferences.
So yes, I agree the emphasis is misplaced, since the criterion is basically useless, except maybe to highlight one of Borda's little quirks. Bart Adam_Tarr wrote: > [...] > > Candidate A: 1*26% = .26 > Candidate B: 1*23% + .7*(26%+51%) = .739 > Candidate C: 1*51% = .51 > > And again, candidate B is clearly the winner that generated the most > happiness in the electorate. That should be what counts. The fact > that B finishes dead last in a plurality vote (and IRV for that > matter) highlights the emphasis those methods place on first place > votes; a misplaced emphasis in my opinion. > > -Adam Tarr > atarr at purdue dot edu
