C beats A 51-49. 2011/10/14 MIKE OSSIPOFF <[email protected]>
> Hi Juho-- > > > If that one example set of votes is "bad enough" for MMPO, then how about > this example for PC(wv)? > . > > 49 A > > 48 B > C > > 03 C > > That example doesn't have a bad result at all. > > A has no pairwise defeat, and wins as Condorcet winner. I (nowadays at > least) define PC > by first saying: > > "If any candidate doesn't have a pairwise defeat, that candidate wins." > > Sure, if all we said was "The winner is the candidate whose greatest > pairwise defeat is the least", > then that could be construed as meaning that C wins, because A doesn't have > a pairwise defeat, and, > among the pairwise defeats, C has the smallest one. > > If I've ever defined PC in that latter way, only saying what is in quotes > in the previous paragraph, > then I didn't write the definition very well. If so, then I apologize for > my careless writing of the > definition. > > By the way, Juho, speaking of polls (in the other thread), didn't you do an > international poll a few years ago. > > I was about to ask you to do another one--but this time, just ask people to > vote on a _world_ president, > prime-minister, or leader. > > I hope you'll consider that. > > If you do, here are my nominations: > > British MP Livingstone > Arundati Roy (an Indian woman well-known for her humane efforts) > Nelson Mandela > > No doubt there are others worthy of candidacy too, but those are the ones > that first occur to me. > > So, how about an interational poll for world leader? > > Mike > > > > > > ---- > Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info > >
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