From: James Gilmour <[email protected]>
>> I don't think I would have a problem with C winning here, if
>> the votes were all sincere.
>Even if all the votes are sincere, it is irrelevant what you or I think. It
>is what ordinary electors would think about such a
>winner, with only 5% of the first preferences. And those electors would not
>be left in peace to reflect quietly on the potential of
>their (weak) "Condorcet winner". Their views would be whipped up by partisan
>politicians and by a hostile press and media. That
>Condorcet winner would still be the Condorcet winner, but that's not how such
>an outcome would be portrayed. The world of real
>politics is a very brutal, nasty and dirty place, but that's where practical
>electoral reformers have to work (at least for the time
>being) if they really want to change anything.
>James Gilmour
In the example, A would win in a FPTP system, so all of B's voters would be
better off under this outcome. So while the A supporters might kick up a
massive fuss, it's not as if everyone, or even a majority, would probably be
doing so. It's difficult to tell exactly what reaction we'd get, but the press
are over-the-top on many matters, so it wouldn't be anything new!
Toby
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