When Republicans and Democrats Offer Similar Platforms in an Election

question 395

Multiple Choice

When Republicans and Democrats offer similar platforms in an election campaign, a likely explanation is the

• A)Arrow impossibility theorem.
• B)Condorcet paradox.
• C)median voter theorem.
• D)fact that politicians are more interested in the national interest than their own self-interest.

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