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The paper’s abstract attributes higher observed polarization to centrist underrepresentation and ideological-extreme overrepresentation when a centrist coalition is expected. MODEL_OUTPUT

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Source: Turnout and the distortion of representation: the case of electoral polarization · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:3e0fc1c100b9bc871fc2312ef591a27076d7c70929a0617bed0e7f42e913a69f

When the governing coalition is expected to be centrist, centrist voters are underrepresented while voters at the ideological extremes are overrepresented, resulting in higher levels of observed electoral polarization.