Re: MVT and policy portfolios

2003-10-19 Thread fabio guillermo rojas
> > Related to this is the question of whether there really is a median voter. > > Let's take 10 issues--abortion, gun control, gay rights, trade policy, tax > > rates, immigration, middle east policy, racial preferences, CO2/"global > > warming" policy, and SDI/"star wars" missile defense. What p

Re: MVT and policy portfolios

2003-10-18 Thread Bryan Caplan
alypius skinner wrote: Related to this is the question of whether there really is a median voter. Let's take 10 issues--abortion, gun control, gay rights, trade policy, tax rates, immigration, middle east policy, racial preferences, CO2/"global warming" policy, and SDI/"star wars" missile defense.

Re: MVT and policy portfolios

2003-10-18 Thread alypius skinner
- Original Message - From: fabio guillermo rojas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: alypius skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 11:47 AM Subject: MVT and policy portfolios > > > > - people spend an inordinate time s

MVT and policy portfolios

2003-10-18 Thread fabio guillermo rojas
> > - people spend an inordinate time satisfying extreme voters, even after > > winning a party nomination > > > They're trying to put together a winning coalition by targeting a variety > of market segments. You don't see General Motors or Altria/Philip Morris > targeting just the "median car bu