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The incumbent

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by arorag » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:35 pm
Each increase of 1 percent in real disposable personal income per capita will increase the share of the electorate for an incumbent by about 2.2 percentage points, other things being equal. Since 1952 there has been a decline in real disposable income during only one presidential election year. The incumbent lost that election.
Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above?
(A) When an incumbent runs for office, he or she is likely to win.
(B) Political parties should take care to put forth a candidate who seems prosperous.
(C) Presidential candidates should put their greatest efforts into improving their public image.
(D) Because a presidential campaign requires the expenditure of large amounts of money, it frequently impoverishes a candidate and his or her supporters.
(E) The outcome of a presidential election is substantially affected by factors other than the ideological positions of the candidates.

I got this one right be POE..But need to know reasoning
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Source: — Critical Reasoning |

by gmatmachoman » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:44 pm
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by gmatmachoman » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:46 pm
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by nervesofsteel » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:04 pm
IMO E

POe for me too..

only e talks about other factors( Spending ) impacting election results...
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by sunnyjohn » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:17 pm
IMO : E

E talk about how result of election depend upon factor other the ideological position of candidate.

ideological position of candidate : suggestive win/loose position of candidate.
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by pandeyvineet24 » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:00 pm
E.

As mentioned in the passage per capita income and the expenditures decide the outcome of the election.

Therefore E should be the answer which states that factors other than ideological factors (as monetary) decide the outcome of election.
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by Musicolo » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:46 pm
E is most logical of all.
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by mehravikas » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:51 pm
E seems to be the best bet here....I hope it is correct !!
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by gmatmachoman » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:43 am
Whats that Ideological position all about??

Could anyone explain why A is not an option?

Seems we need to ask some GMAT Tutor...

@DanaJ,CRamya(Pioneers in CR !!! :lol: ) Could u plz help us
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by viju9162 » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:35 am
ya.. what exactly ideological positions of the candidates mean?
"Native of" is used for a individual while "Native to" is used for a large group
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by DarkKnight » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:50 am
I will go with A.
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by james33 » Sun May 15, 2016 9:44 pm
I am leaning more towards A, but I'm not sure about it.
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