If elections are decided by "ticket-splitters," as DeVries and Tarrance contend, campaigns should be used to

A) communicate the candidate's views on issues.
B) project the candidate's personality.
C) personally attack the opposing candidate.
D) preserve the candidate's party base.
E) confuse the voters about the real key issues.


A

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A) random B) post hoc C) ad hoc D) stratified random Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

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