John
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11/8/12
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Romney Wasn't Conservative Enough -- Statistically Feasible?
Posted:
Nov 8, 2012 12:20 PM
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Not really sure if this is the correct forum for this, but here goes:
After the presidential election, a number of pundits are saying that gov. Romney lost because >> he wasn't conservative enough <<.
Thinking about this mathematically, I've drawn a simple number line of political affiliation below.
The spectrum extends from 100% liberal (-1) on the left to 100% conservative (+1) on the right.
In order to appeal to the MAXIMUM number of voters, isn't it clear that a candidate should position
himself/herself EXACTLY IN THE CENTER (i.e., at the "0" point along the number line)?
How can one's moving further to the right (away from "0" and closer to "+1") possibly have the effect
of attracting more voters?
-1........................0........................+1
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100% Liberal Moderate 100% Conservative
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