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... Isn't wanting to kill someone with vastly different views more common than wanting to kill someone with only slightly different views?
Like, sure someone could kill someone in the party they like for the chance to get someone they like better in power. But realistically it won't change much (they're still bound by the same whip) and it's not worth the risk of going to jail.
Literally two Republicans tried to kill the Republican presidential candidate in the last year...
You really can't imagine a world where someone believes the candidate from their party is either too extreme or not extreme enough on a wedge issue that they'd try to kill them to guarantee someone else from the same party wins?
Like...
I overestimate people, I can admit that
But do you legitimately just not understand why this is bad?
Don’t forget the Republican mob that wanted to hang the VP on January 6.
Even just a primary...
Your pick comes in second place, if you get the one from your own party that made it to the general, your first pick is now guaranteed the office.
Like, great sentiment, but I think the reason it works in the UK, is 99.99% of the population can't get a high powered rifle in an afternoon.