Rob LeGrand:
Here's the Borda Count outcome for your example.
11:Browne>Bush>Buchanan>Gore>Nader
2:Buchanan>Bush>Browne>Nader>Gore
8:Bush>Browne>Buchanan>Gore>Nader
16:Bush>Buchanan>Browne>Gore>Nader
12:Bush>Buchanan>Browne>Nader>Gore
17:Gore>Nader>Browne>Bush>Buchanan
3:Nader>Browne>Gore>Bush>Buchanan
31:Nader>Gore>Browne>Bush>Buchanan
Average Ranking (equivalent to the Borda Count):
Ballots 11 2 8 16 12 17 3 31
Brown 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 3
Bush 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4
Buchana 3 1 3 2 2 5 5 5
Gore 4 5 4 4 5 1 3 2
Nader 5 4 5 5 4 2 1 1
Ranking x Ballots: Total
Brown 11 6 16 48 36 51 6 93 267
Bush 2 6 2 3 3 12 8 12 48
Buchana 6 2 3 2 2 20 20 20 75
Gore 12 5 12 8 10 5 15 10 77
Nader 20 20 20 20 20 2 3 2 107
Average Rank
Brown 2.67
Bush 0.48
Buchana 0.75
Gore 0.77
Nader 1.07
Societal Outcome:
Bush>Buchanan>Gore>Nader>Brown
So, what's the point?
-SB
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