Refer to the following table for Exercises 12–15.
| Ideal Point | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Number of Voters |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
13. Given that Candidate announces policy position 10, what is the best position that Candidate can announce to maximize votes? How many votes would receive?
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Candidate ’s best position is 9; she would receive 17 votes.