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Sear Homework (Ch 22) < Back to Assignment Attempts: ܀ Average: 2 8. Median voter outcome Consider the race for governor of a small state. The population of the state is evenly divided between three cities --Binford, Wilmore, and Clinton. The governor's race is between Ron Ruskin (the mayor of Binford) and Tom Toolman (the mayor of Wilmore). Assume that no matter what is said during the campaign, Ruskin can count on the support of 100% of the Binford population, and Toolman can count on the support of 100% of the Wilmore population. Assume 100% voter participation According to the result of majority-rule voting, the next governor will be the one preferred by the majority of the residents of The two candidates are asked in a debate about their support of recreational subsidies. Public opinion polls in the city you just identified have shown the following about the level of recreational subsidies desired: • 40% want a low level • 20% want a medium level • 40% want a high level Assuming that voters prefer outcomes closer to their preferred choices to outcomes further away, the median voter model predicts that the candidates will support a level of recreational subsidies

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Clinton.

As we know, Ruskin and Toolman have 100% support in their constituencies, the decider has to be the residents in Clinton so that the majority of the state votes fall to either one of them.

Medium level of recreational subsidies.

According to a median voter model, the most preffered choice will be that chosen by the median voter which is medium level in this scenario.

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