Originally posted by DivineOb
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In general, political studies show only a small minority of voters pay careful attention to ideology (~15%). So it's not generally true that a centrist does better in a swing state or that a strong progressive does better in a deep blue state. People are much more swayed by surface things like charisma and the person saying things they like the sound of, than they are by whether an in-depth check of the candidate's alignment on the political spectrum shows they line up well with the voter's own ideological location. Most voters don't have much deeply-held ideology and are relatively low-information in terms of their understanding of the different candidates, and relatively open to any political proposal that happens to strike them as sounding good. In general votes like passion, commitment, and apparent strength in candidates, and often a candidate who is deeply committed to and passionate about an ideology will attract voters due to that commitment and passion, without the voters being overly much concerned about whether they are personally aligned with the candidate's ideology.
Anyone who thinks one of them without a strong centrist as VP
I'm writing off all Justice Democrats
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