#376: November 2022 May Surprise Us
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Alternative political fiction:
* A wealthy individual with several hundred million dollars to spare sets up an 'Independence Party' to contest ~50 House of Representative elections in Nov. '22
* No candidates are involved; instead, a digital interface, perhaps called "W. E. People" promises to mirror voter sentiment in a given House district
* Once newly configured districts are known (the result of 2020 Census redistricting), ~50 are chosen based on their 'independence'
* Each interface mirrors that district's political opinion, employing polling, and soliciting feedback on / discussion of the issues
* When the time comes to elect a House Speaker, any "W. E. People" winning candidates would refrain from voting
* Targeted locales: states with 'prairie populist', and 'outsider' traditions like AK, MT, UT, KS, ND, IA, KY, WV
* $$ saved (due to no salary and no 'campaign') is used for staff who'd handle constituent needs and run interface
* polling would 1) be as transparent as possible and 2) ideally, average results from multiple polling firms
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