US electoral politics

Review status Based on a medium-depth investigation Table of Contents Politics can feel intractable. Many people doubt that they have any chance of individually influencing outcomes in a system this large. We think this is too pessimistic. Fundamentally, while your odds of changing an election’s outcome will often be modest, the huge potential impact makes it worth trying. Attempting ambitious plans, even when the chances of success are low, can seriously pay off. This is especially true for US.