# Elections should become Politics

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**Created:** [November 23, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-should-become-politics/824963 "2018-11-23T02:52:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-should-become-politics/824963/15 "2018-11-23T21:43:20Z")

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I recognize there is overlap. The rules at the top of each are stated that they are the same for both. There is also this:

> [@Rules for Great Debates and Elections at SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-great-debates-and-elections-at-sdmb/778963/1):
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> We recognize the difficulty of disentangling electoral politics from larger issues of public policy, and leave it to the discretion of users whether to start political threads in Elections or Great Debates. We’re not interested in making work for ourselves and - except in cases of grossly inappropriate topics - or (within reason) requests by the OP will not move threads. Users are free to debate which type of posts should go in what forum, but don’t expect us to settle these arguments. We reserve the right to close threads or take other appropriate steps if SDMB rules are violated.

If nothing but the name changes, what have we gained? Folks can find threads they want to participate in just fine it seems to me. And if not, the forum description helps in that regard.

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