Candidates and parties trying to win elections have no choice but to
a. ignore social groups that do not fully agree with those groups already in any given coalition.
b. piece together coalitions out of the major social groups that constitute the raw material of politics.
c. pick a coalition and stick with it regardless of any social changes that may occur.
d. ignore their own differences so they can always appeal to every social group.
b. piece together coalitions out of the major social groups that constitute the raw material of politics.
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a. True b. False
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