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Unfortunately, the link seems broken. I would really like to see this study.
Great examples of game theory.
Considerung the evil plutocrat:
What happens if both parties vote "nearly" 50% yes? The bill would fail, and the money depends on rounding issues. In addition, the best solution for both would be a cooperation here. Reject the bill, share the money in some way.
If a party reasons that the other party votes 100% yes, the best option would be just some "yes", and several "no" votes. The bill passes, but the party gets a better reputation. Therefore, we have no stable equilibrium.
Edit: Why does the site steal single line breaks?
The site uses Markdown for formatting - to add a line break to the end of a line, add two spaces at the end. Note the "Show help" button for more info.
Google HTML version.
I can't answer why, but you can prevent that by putting two extra spaces at the end of the line before a single line break (more details).
Indeed, the problem seems to assume that political parties are not the sorts of things that can learn to cooperate with each other against a common foe.