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In recent papers, Darlington identifies minimax‑TD as the best single-winner voting method. He mentions two criteria allegedly met by minimax‑TD and violated by the Schulze method. In this comment, however, I will show that also minimax‑TD violates these criteria.
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Schulze, M. Comment on "The case for minimax‑TD". Const Polit Econ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10602-023-09416-x
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