On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 16:27 -0800, rob brown wrote: > Hmmm, ok. > > Obviously though, if A has 8 pairwise wins, B has 7, and everyone else > has less.....A will be the winner no matter what, right? Regardless > of how close A's wins are and how large B's majorities are?
This is only guaranteed if there are 9 candidates, in which case A is the condorcet winner. Otherwise both A, B, and another could end up in the Smith set. -Scott Ritchie ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
