They're considering 1%, the downside being that everyone needs to faff with their systems twice, once for the temporary 1% then again for the eventually intended 0%. (View Post)

Victory. It doesn't matter at all what the margin is. Conversely a loss by even a single vote would be a total career-ending defeat, and also very very funny. (View Post)

For him to hold the balance of power would imply that both the alternative blocks would rather do a deal with him than any party from the other block. This sounds rather unlikely to me - maybe you co… (View Post)

"In place by the election after next", what is this weak lame pathetic pile of meh. If you're going to do the thing, do the thing. Don't make a plan to do the thing that will be a… (View Post)

Incredible understatement. But maybe you're right, if you designed an organization with the goal of maximizing normalcy bias it would look something like the House of Lords. (View Post)