PhilGoetz comments on Politics as Charity - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 24 September 2010 04:23:15PM *  3 points [-]

Politicians look at election results, and calibrate their political platforms accordingly. If they win by a lot, they keep doing what they were doing, and some are encouraged to become even more extreme.

See Voting Kills for more on this topic.