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Chapter 31.3, Problem 1ST
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Check whether the behavior of a politician is wrong or not according to the median voter model.
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model suggests that candidates in a two person political race will move toward matching the preferences of the median voter.
All of the following statements are true about median voter theory, except:
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The median voter is in the middle of the political spectrum.
The effects of the U.S. sugar lobby supports median voter theory.
Median voter theory suggests that if a candidate needs more than 50% to win an election, the best
way to win is to have median preferences.
The median voter theory argues that politicians will try to match policies to what pleases the
median voter preferences.
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