The US is not about to have a free and fair election. The state has put its thumb on the scale to favor the ruling party in multiple ways.
It's a mostly free, somewhat unfair election. But still one where the ruling party can be overwhelmed by numbers. Hence the term "competitive authoritarianism."
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jp6kosbeb3bkbadjr2ttznbu/post/3myru3bqqes2s
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