Question

Use the following prompt to answer questions 9-10 Candidate A and Candidate B are running in the primary for the "Lef" party for the same elected position, and are choosing where to politically position themselves before simultaneously a their playforms. The political preferences of Left-partry voters eligible to vote in the primary are distributed betwee n "Far Left" and "Moderate," as illustrated in the diagram below with the number of voters subscribing to the given political preference given by the numbers in the diagram 15 Far LeftQuite Left Mid-Left Lefi-ish Moderate 5 10 20 10 Voters will vote for whichever candidate positions themselves closest to their poltical views, and equidistant voters will be split evenly between the candidates Where will Candidate A position themselves (politically) in equilibrium during the primary election? (Assume positioning decisions are made simultaneously) 9. Suppose that Candidate A wins the primary. Now, Candidate A will go on to run against "Right" party Candidate C in the general election. Where voters in the fiull election are distributed according to the diagram below. 10 15 20 Far Left Quite Left Mid-Left Left-ish Moderate Right-ish Mid-Right Quite Far Right 10 5 10 15 10 5 Right 10. Where will Candidate A position themselves (politically) in equilibrium during the general election? (Assume positioning decisions are made simultaneously)

Answer 1

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