 Candidate \(B\) performs the same as \(C\) in a head-to-head election with \(A\), loses to \(C\) by only one vote and beats \(D\) in a landslide (everyone prefers \(B\) over \(D\)). Borda suggests that we should take into account all of these facts when determining which candidate best represents the overall group opinion.   To do this, Borda  assigns a score to each candidate that reflects  how much support he or she has  among the electorate. Then, the candidate with the largest score is declared the winner. One way to calculate the score for each candidate is as follows (I will give an alternative method, which is easier to use, in the next section): 