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The advanced democracies with the angriest radical-right movements—the United States, the United Kingdom, and, to a lesser degree, France—are those in which the winner takes all.
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Jonathan Schlefer, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2021
Twenty-one are allocated by congressional district — three for each of the seven districts, and the winner takes all the delegates in each district.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
Good polling is accurate within a range, and that range’s importance is magnified in politics versus commercial applications because, in politics, the winner takes all.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 May 2023
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Jonathan Schlefer, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2021
Twenty-one are allocated by congressional district — three for each of the seven districts, and the winner takes all the delegates in each district.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
Good polling is accurate within a range, and that range’s importance is magnified in politics versus commercial applications because, in politics, the winner takes all.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 May 2023
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“Winner takes all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winner%20takes%20all. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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