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EdmondDantes_

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10. I suspect his test is perceived odds of winning
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:17 AM
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And I suspect that lends itself to traditional candidates more likely to hold more center of party beliefs for better and for worse. It probably washes out in terms of wins and losses, but it doesn't let the Overton window shift as quickly as the public might.

It also hews to the idea that the middle is where elections are won which seems less the case in our polarized era. It's not just gerrymandering in the house, but in how we are moving to states that match our values.

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