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yeah, it's constant electioneering in the US. We have this first amendment thing that prohibits muzzling anyone about anything, plus we have definite dates for elections, so everyone is free to do their plotting and act on it. They know when the next elections are and what they need to do to spin things to their advantage. Oh, and the country is freakin' huge.
This isn't a defense of how the system has turned out, but just a commentary on why it has turned out that way. On balance I like the first amendment; restraints on expression tend to operate in favor of those entrenched in power.
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