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The Nearly Incomprehensible Politics Of The 'Median Voter' Are Driving Policy Debates This Election Cycle

The Median Voter refers to a voter toward the center of any given country's political spectrum, A.K.A the most centrist or "typical" voter in a society. This idea is based on the "median voter theorem," which posits that voters on either end of the political spectrum will gravitate toward a candidate closest to their ideological viewpoints, which in turn motivates political candidates to gravitate toward centrist policies in a bid to gather the most votes from either end of the political spectrum. In American meme culture, the "median voter" is typically represented as an incoherent and often misinformed voter whose ideological opinions are hard to pin down through conventional political analysis. Some examples of memes include jokes about how the American "median voter" sometimes counters extremist rhetoric with myopic anecdotal evidence, for instance, does not buy into anti-trans rhetoric due to personal positive experiences with transgender people. Other median voter memes discuss Donald Trump's favorability seemingly tanking after two assassination attempts, with people joking about how the "median voter" inexplicably condones political violence.
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September 17th, 2024 10:26 AM

The contradictory opinions expressed by the "average" American voter have prompted memes and jokes over the past few years. Here's a look at the history of the Median Voter.


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