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Which of the following is an example of retrospective voting? A

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Which of the following is an example of retrospective voting? A. All of these are correct.

•  B. After a series of devastating tornadoes in the South, people in the affected regions vote against the incumbent party due to the administration's disaster relief response.
•  C. In 2008, Republican voters vote for Barack Obama, the Democratic Party candidate, because they are unhappy with the economic collapse that took place under George W. Bush's leadership.
•  D. A group of voters supports Clinton in 2016 because they credit Democrats with bringing greater financial stability to their state.

Voting for the candidate whose issue positions most closely correspond to your own is referred to as

•  A. None of these are correct.
•  B. median voter theorem.
•  C. proximity voting.
•  D. directional voting.