How much should the incumbent offer a member of her winning coalition to prevent her from defecting to the challenger?
a. Much more than what a member of the winning coalition expects to get from the challenger
b. Exactly equal to what a member of the winning coalition expects to get from the challenger
c. Exactly equal to the amount of private goods offered by the challenger
d. Exactly what the leader offered before
Ans: b
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