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Suppose that 17 voters have ideal points as given in the following table. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Ideal points } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of } \\\text { voters }\end{array} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 5 & 3 & 2 & 1 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Candidate A announces a policy position of 1 and Candidate B announces a policy position of 5.
-Is there a 2/3-separation opportunity for a third Candidate C to enter the race?

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