Hotelling's Model Has Been Used to Describe Differentiation in the Political

question 36

Multiple Choice

Hotelling's model has been used to describe differentiation in the political "market".Suppose that 100 voters are evenly arrayed between the extreme left and the extreme right on the political spectrum,and that all voters vote,and they always vote for the candidate closest to them on this spectrum.The numbers on this spectrum represent the number of voters lying to the left of the number.So,at the midpoint,fifty voters lie to the left and fifty to the right.At the extreme right end,all 100 voters lie to the left.
Refer to the information given above.To an economic naturalist,this model would help to explain why political candidates:

• A)take more extreme positions than are held by the general population.
• B)move toward more centrist positions during a campaign season.
• C)work to bring federally funded projects to their home districts.
• D)are loyal to their political parties.

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