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Candidates in a two-person race express very similar positions a few weeks before the election. A voter complains that there is not much difference between the two candidates. What this voter misunderstands or ignores is that



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each candidate has an incentive to be like the other.



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each candidate has an incentive to be different from the other.



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each candidate has an incentive to be perceived as in the "middle of the road," and if both candidates correctly act on this incentive they will end up sounding alike.



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this simply happens sometimes.



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none of the above

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