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Small-Scale Question Sunday for July 7, 2024

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A pretty remarkable trust exercise and/or intense negotiation, if we're being honest. I can't imagine coordinating so many down-ballot dropouts, not to mention making the call about individual personalities and leaning on them to drop out as well (presumably most everyone who ran, wanted the job).

Not the first time this has happened. People working within these types of political systems are generally better at this kind of coalition-building. This whole left coalition was assembled in two weeks after the election announcement. Meanwhile Americans are fretting about whether or not four months is enough time to switch candidates.