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Winning an election, not a popularity contest
Author(s) -
Leinwand Benjamin,
Ge Puyao,
Kulkarni Vidyadhar,
Smith Richard
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/1740-9713.01549
Subject(s) - contest , popularity , presidential system , presidential election , computer science , range (aeronautics) , political science , fraction (chemistry) , mathematical economics , economics , law , engineering , politics , aerospace engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
Benjamin Leinwand, Puyao Ge, Vidyadhar Kulkarni and Richard Smith consider a range of scenarios – from the realistic to the implausible – for how a US presidential candidate can win an election with only a small fraction of the popular vote