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62% of the registered voters in state W declared themselves Democrats. Despite this, for the past 3 elections, the citizens of state W have voted a Republican into the office as governor.
Which of the following if true,could best explain this apparent incongruity in the results of the past 3 elections in state W?
A) Approximately 78% of the rural residents of state W declared themselves republicans, as compared with 38% of the urban residents................rural urban difference is not mentioned in the argument and just declaration wont explain the paradox.
B) State elections consist of a primary election in which voters must vote for a candidate matching their declared party followed by a general election in which voters can vote for a candidate of any party.............This explains a general process and we have no info to say that this procedure affected the election results in any possible manner.
C) Over the past 5 elections, the percentage of declared republicans who voted was significantly higher than the percentage of declared democrate who voted............This catches the glitch. declarations do not ensure votes. How can we forget that there was almost never 100% voting done in any election result.
D) Voters must declare a party of preference more than thirty days before the state' primary election, and voters with no declared preference are ineligible to vote in the primary..............This explains a general process and we have no info to say that this procedure affected the election results in any possible manner. same as B
E) The state's last democratic governor was initially very popular but lost his bid for re-election after the state's economy suffered a severe recession.................This is tempting but does not explain the paradox result for 3 elections.
Which of the following if true,could best explain this apparent incongruity in the results of the past 3 elections in state W?
A) Approximately 78% of the rural residents of state W declared themselves republicans, as compared with 38% of the urban residents................rural urban difference is not mentioned in the argument and just declaration wont explain the paradox.
B) State elections consist of a primary election in which voters must vote for a candidate matching their declared party followed by a general election in which voters can vote for a candidate of any party.............This explains a general process and we have no info to say that this procedure affected the election results in any possible manner.
C) Over the past 5 elections, the percentage of declared republicans who voted was significantly higher than the percentage of declared democrate who voted............This catches the glitch. declarations do not ensure votes. How can we forget that there was almost never 100% voting done in any election result.
D) Voters must declare a party of preference more than thirty days before the state' primary election, and voters with no declared preference are ineligible to vote in the primary..............This explains a general process and we have no info to say that this procedure affected the election results in any possible manner. same as B
E) The state's last democratic governor was initially very popular but lost his bid for re-election after the state's economy suffered a severe recession.................This is tempting but does not explain the paradox result for 3 elections.
29 Nov 2021, 12:09
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But "B" also can resolve the paradox !
Since we have the possibility that the democrats voters could vote for the republican candidate in the second tour of the elections !
Since we have the possibility that the democrats voters could vote for the republican candidate in the second tour of the elections !
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) true perfectly bridges the gap b/w two contradictions.
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