• Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz
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    18 days ago

    By showing the leftist as being in the lead, they might have convinced leftist voters that their votes weren’t needed to secure the election of their preferred candidate.

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      19 days ago

      Cuts both ways though. It could have also discouraged voters further to the right from voting because it was a lost cause.

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      19 days ago

      And also the inverse, that centrist people afraid of a progressive winning would feel more pressured to come out and vote.