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A physics explanation shows why US elections keep ending 50:50—and why more spending won't change that

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A physics explanation shows why US elections keep ending 50:50—and why more spending won't change that
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A physics-inspired model calibrated on 40 years of US congressional data pinpoints a spending threshold of roughly 1.8 million USD at which campaigns stop influencing who wins and start fueling polarization instead.

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