The GOP is stipulating that candidates sign a statement of beliefs in certain key principles (eg “no gun control”) to prove they are really committed to the cause. Of course, there is nothing to stop moderates from signing it and them reneging. Candidates must therefore credibly reveal their true beliefs through a real choice – the principle of revealed preference. Stephen Colbert has designed just the right way to do this.
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