According to the retrospective voting hypothesis, if you were to compare voters who think the economy has gotten better with voters who think the economy has gotten worse, you should find (select one): According to this view, for example, voters who think the country's economy has gotten better during the year preceding the election are likely to reward the candidate of the incumbent party. Voters who believe the economy has worsened, by contrast, are likely to punish the incumbent party by voting for the candidate of the party not currently in power