I've been doing some vote-method research.
I'm down to one basic question, and I'm wondering how people feel.
Say that 49% of a population wants candidate A, and 51% wants candidate B. In a head-to-head, B would win 51-49.
But collectively, the A supporters want A a whole lot more than the B supporters want B. Perhaps some of the A supporters are all or nothing, while some B supporters have some half-hearted support for A, etc.
Who should win? You could make the argument that society as a whole would be happier if A won.
But that there would be more satisfied voters in number if candidate B won.
This is actually a really controversial question in vote-theory circles. Thanks.