Hi Mike, Personally I don't think anyone is "wronged" in the MMPO example. I just don't think voters would accept it, and it would be difficult to advocate. People will ask how the outcome can possibly make sense and I don't think you can reassure them by asking who's wronged.
The issue isn't really "favoriteness" but the near lack of any votes at all. Most people expect winning candidates to have their own positive support, not just lack of opposition. That said, the voters could see themselves as wronged if they felt it was strategically advisable under the method to truncate. You suggest that if the A voters really preferred B (the other big candidate) to C (tiny candidate) then they should have voted for A and B? I for one can't see myself doing that. The apparent front- runners are A and B and I wouldn't vote for the worse frontrunner under MMPO. It makes more sense to try to deter burial attempts than to defend against an extremely unlikely C victory. But I don't want to discourage you from supporting MMPO. The first method I ever invented was in effect MMPO on approval ballots. I have a soft spot for this mechanic. Kevin ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
