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Just the culture here I think. The campaigns are shorter too. I don't understand the US system, they seem to be full-time campaigning half of the time.

I don't understand the US system, they seem to be full-time campaigning half of the time.

For the Senate and Presidential 6- and 4-year cycles, if not always campaigning, full-time fundraising which is basically a different form of campaigning. For the House’s 2-year cycle, essentially non-stop campaigning.

It seems very effective for controlling narrative - ineffective for running a country.