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by throw_away 1540 days ago
If you expect the first round winner to always win, then what would be the point of doing RCV at all? First round RCV winner is the same as FPTP winner. The entire reason why you would pick RCV over FPTP is because of those cases where first round plurality winner doesn't express the intent of the electorate.

That said, the OP link goes into detail about real issues with RCV & describes superior alternatives.