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Mostly your selections are influenced by bromides/cliches/slogans, family pressure, and in-group preferences. That’s it. Few people including the candidates vote policy outside of vague “feelings” they have, except for the political junkies, to whom this is everything
The height of a candidate, the candidate’s gender, a slogan or two...that’s all that really moves Joe the Plumber. One particular prejudice or another may keep you in one of the party blocs. That’s all there is to it. When I was a wee lad, I suspected there was more, but nope
The two parties function as pressure-release valves for one another. Tied of Coke? Drink Pepsi! It’s a little less rough on the tongue. A monarch or permanent head of state is at greater risk, since anger can be concentrated at them and they’ll wind up like Charles I
BUT “policy” is good if you can fundraise off it or get one of those Andrew Yang-type commentary slots based on it. There’s a man who raised his basic income and basic brand visibility by doing the work. You love to see it
If you’ve ever worked in a huge company, you know that the vast middle echelon of that beast is set up to function entirely on mediocre or distracted work. So is the government. People move up and down, get promotions, entirely to “hit” various staffing goals the company has
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