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Parties get candidates elected. It's a form of social validation, vetting. The alternative is more money (buy votes).
Everyone should run for office at least once. Folk theories don't jive with the reality.
Yes, and #2:
Polarization != partisanship. Factors outside of the parties begat our current polarization. Ezra Klein's Why We Are Polarized is a good primer.
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Parties get candidates elected. It's a form of social validation, vetting. The alternative is more money (buy votes).
Everyone should run for office at least once. Folk theories don't jive with the reality.
Yes, and #2:
Polarization != partisanship. Factors outside of the parties begat our current polarization. Ezra Klein's Why We Are Polarized is a good primer.