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100			_aWittman, Donald
245			_aHow pressure groups activate voters and move candidates closer to the median
260			_c2009
300			_ap.1324-343.
362			_aOct
520			_aThis article shows how uninformed but rational voters can respond intelligently to political advertising. The article models a situation where a candidate must rely on a pressure group for financing political advertising and making endorsements. The pressure group uses its power over the purse to influence the position chosen by the candidate. Nevertheless, when uninformed voters use a strategic rule of thumb, pressure-group contributions always move the outcome of the election closer to the median voter. By using such a rule of thumb, when there is advertising, uninformed voters can have the same influence on the election as informed voters. - Reproduced.
650			_aElections
650			_aInterest groups
773			_aEconomic Journal
908			_aN
909			_a84194
999			_c84194 _d84194