Hallo, Terry Bouricius wrote (22 Dec 2008):
> In a crowded field, a weak CW may be a > little-considered candidate that every > voter ranks next to last. As the Borda score of a CW is always above the average Borda score, it is not possible that the CW is a "little-considered candidate that every voter ranks next to last". Terry Bouricius wrote (22 Dec 2008): > The phrase "wins by a majority" creates > the image in the reader's mind of a happy > satisfied group of voters (that is more > than half of the electors), who would feel > gratified by this election outcome. In > fact, in a weak CW situation, every single > voter could feel the outcome was horrible > if the CW is declared elected. Using a > phrase like "wins by a majority" creates > the false impression that a majority of > voters favor this candidate OVER THE FIELD > of other candidates AS A WHOLE, whereas > NO SUCH MAJORITY necessarily exist for > there to be a Condorcet winner. On the other side, IRV supporters usually use the term "majority winner" in such a manner that it could refer to every candidate, except for a Condorcet loser. Markus Schulze ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
