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The tension between "popularism" as an electoral strategy and a democratic one πŸ“Š June 13, 2021

The tension between "popularism" as an electoral strategy and a democratic one πŸ“Š June 13, 2021

What is popular with a true majority of people is not always electorally feasible in a system with counter-majoritarian electoral institutions.

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