Re: [EM] Median Voter Theorem and the 50-50 Nation

2004-07-30 Thread Dr. Ernie Prabhakar
Hi Alex, Well, since you've opened the can of worms, I may as well go fishing... On Jul 30, 2004, at 3:07 PM, Alex Small wrote: I have no illusion that from now until the end of eternity political battles will always be battles over an ever-shrinking undecided percentage. No doubt there will be up

[EM] Median Voter Theorem and the 50-50 Nation

2004-07-30 Thread Alex Small
We've all heard that this is a 50-50 nation, with the two major parties basically dead-locked. And that observation certainly seems to be consistent with poll numbers and Congressional election results. Although the GOP currently has a majority in both houses of Congress, it is hardly a large maj