Question 12.68

40. Assume that the four candidates in the 2000 presidential election can be arranged from left to right as follows: nader_gore_bush_buchanan. Suppose a poll reveals Gore at 48%, Bush at 47%, Nader at 3%, and Buchanan at 2%. Would Bush be well advised to offer Buchanan a cabinet position to drop out of the race (the same way Adams offered Clay the secretary-of-state post after the 1824 election)? What if Bush knew that, after Buchanan dropped out, only half of Buchanan’s supporters would switch to him, with most of the remainder not voting, except for a few who would switch to Gore?