Sarah Weinman: In almost every other country candidates running in a November election wouldn’t even start its campaign until September, or later.

In almost every other country candidates running in a November election wouldn’t even start its campaign until September, or later.

wouldn't that be nice to not have this vomited in our face for months on end

Would love to live in a place that isn't always in election mode, even in non-election years.

In many other representative democracies, they'd literally be barred by law from spending ANY electioneering money until August at the earliest.

and we get debates starting in August (of the year prior to the actual election)

And what a blessing that would be

It's mind-boggling how the campaign is all the time. Note from up here 🇨🇦

I dont know the full extent of this specific law, but in Quebec, an election process is regulated and lasts a month. Of course it starts way before this, but ads and official campaign stuff is strictly confined in this time slot.

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