Suppose the positions of political candidates on all issues can be ranked on a scale of conservative to liberal. The more conservative a candidate, the less the quantity of public goods he will supply. Suppose as well that all voters favoring liberal candidates will vote while only 50 percent of those favoring conservative candidates will vote. Use a graph like the one drawn in Figure 5.6 to show how the political equilibrium will differ from an election in which all citizens vote.

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FIGURE 5.6 Net Benefit 0 The Median Voter and Political Reforms Net Benefit for the Median Voter X Q* Output of Government Goods and Services per Year I