Published September 1977 | Version Submitted
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A Simple Direction Model of Electoral Competition

Abstract

Examines the use of spatial models in analyzing an electoral process. Conceptualizations of the set of messages that candidates send to voters; Investigations of the optimal strategies of candidates competing against a rigid opponent; Implication of a direction model of the electoral process for a candidate's mobility or voter perception and cognition.

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Revised. Originally dated to June 1976. I wish to thank John Ferejohn, Morris Fiorina, Melvin Hinich, and Charles Plott for their criticism, comments, and time. Published as Matthews, Steven A. "A simple direction model of electoral competition." Public Choice 34.2 (1979): 141-156.

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