There is a popular—and completely wrong—view of politics that candidates who are “extreme” stand no chance, while candidates who are “moderate” are more “electable.” To its proponents, this can seem like a truth so obvious that it is virtually a mathematical deduction. The median voter theorem says that if voters are distributed along an ideological spectrum, the candidate closest to the median voter will prevail. Therefore, centrism is not just a set of beliefs about ideal public policy, it is a science of winning elections.
The first morning I woke up in my new apartment, something felt off. As soon as I opened my eyes, they began to sting. Moments later, I realized my throat was burning, too, and what was that in my gut? The lining of my stomach felt like someone had taken sandpaper to it. The raw feeling wasn’t horribly intense, but so clear that I thought I was, for the first time, sensing the exact shape of my organ. Sure, I had had allergies before, but never like this—what the hell was going on? I took stock of my condition, deteriorated suddenly overnight, and before I could lift my groggy head from the pillow, a thought boomed in my mind: I have mold.
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