If issues can be ranked along a one-dimensional continuum,a successful political candidate will be an individual who is best able to align her political platform to the positions of the median voter.

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This statement is describing the median voter theorem, which asserts that in an election with two candidates and one-dimensional issue preferences, the candidate closest to the median voter will win.

If Issues Can Be Ranked Along a One-Dimensional Continuum,a Successful