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Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by knaq on Monday October 26, 2020 @12:53AM (#24892927)
That just moves the date, because responses hit that deadline.

Without your proposed law: Stuff shows up 2 weeks before the election.

With a 10-week blackout: Stuff shows up 12 weeks before the election. (2 weeks before the blackout)

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Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by shlant on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:41AM (#24895036)
this is a good point, but I would not be surprised if the more recently someone hears a piece of information, the more impactful it is on their decisions. I would attribute this to not only individuals memory but also the amount of distractions within the 10 weeks (in your example) that would take away peoples focus.

Just an inclination, not sure how much of this would be supported by the literature if there is any

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