Winning an election, not a popularity contest

Benjamin Leinwand; Puyao Ge; Vidyadhar Kulkarni; Richard Smith

doi:10.1111/1740-9713.01549

Winning an election, not a popularity contest

Benjamin Leinwand, Puyao Ge, Vidyadhar Kulkarni, Richard Smith

Department of Mathematical Sciences

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	24-29
Number of pages	6
Journal	Significance
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1740-9713.01549
State	Published - Aug 2021

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