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Median Voter Theorem and the US Presidential Election of 2000
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"For all its
problems, the two-party democracy does a good job of producing and
selecting candidates that represent an acceptable compromise between a
wide spectrum of opinions. If the process is working well, then by
the time of the election many voters may feel that they have very
little real choice. This may seem like a failure, but actually
it is a sign of success. It means that the system has produced candidates
that represent the most acceptable compromise of the conflicting
opinions of the voters. If this process has worked perfectly, the results
of the election will be a tie. Judging from the recent results
of the American presidential election, democracy is working well."
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