Question 12.12

12. In a two-candidate election, suppose the attitudes of the voters are distributed symmetrically around the median . Of the two candidates, and , is positioned far to the left of , and is positioned just to the right of . Which, if either, candidate will receive more votes?

  1. will receive a majority of the votes.
  2. will receive a majority of the votes.
  3. and will both receive exactly one-half of the votes.

12.

b