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There does seem to be some mechanism at work that creates a stable 49/51 vote split. My theory is that this is somehow related to maximizing the income of the p
by dboreham 3y ago
There does seem to be some mechanism at work that creates a stable 49/51 vote split. My theory is that this is somehow related to maximizing the income of the professionals who work in politics. Fall off that cusp and it's less easy to raise funds and hence...no new boat this year.
- taneq 3y agoBoth parties are attempting to publicly track popular opinion while simultaneously protecting the economic interests of their patrons. It’s not surprising that they track each other’s performance fairly closely. That’s kind of the point.
- FooBarBizBazz 3y agoDuverger's Law. Make the system a proportional Parliamentary one instead of a winner-take-all system, and you'd see multiple parties.