Society & Culture
Electability has become the newest buzzword of the 2020 democratic primary. But, what exactly does it mean? It is a conglomeration of many things, but has no meaning without its constituent parts. A car is a combination of an engine, wheels, metal, etc. For a car to be a "car" it must have all of the necessary parts to get you from point A to B. For someone to be electable they must have all of the necessary parts to win votes. Email me at podofideas@gmail.com Sources used in this episode: Ted-Ed Video on Game Theory - https://youtu.be/MknV3t5QbUc Maggie Koerth on Electability - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/youll-never-know-which-candidate-is-electable/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/does-knowing-whom-others-might-vote-for-change-whom-youll-vote-for/