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But no one is changing positions in the way you describe. Maybe they are changing tactics to APPEAR they are changing positions but actually aren't.

And I have issues with this idea, that we can know the populations well enough, to slice and dice and shave population groups until we have a 51% winning vote. That doesn't seem real.

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A candidate _actually_ changing positions vs _appearing_ to change positions are the same thing from the perspective of the voter.

> But no one is changing positions in the way you describe. Maybe they are changing tactics to APPEAR they are changing positions but actually aren't.

True. There's no telling if any of the promises or language will translate into action once governing. In normal times, breaking campaign promises would carry consequences for reelection of the candidate (or the candidate's party), but it's anyone's guess if that applies now.

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