Voters Swiping Right on Vibes: Democracy’s Tinder Tragedy

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Let’s clarify: the voting booth is not a dating app. It’s not Tinder, Bumble, or whatever godforsaken platform the kids use to catfish each other with filtered selfies and witty one-liners. Yet here we are, in 2025, watching voters swipe right on candidates based on vibes, feelings, and the eternal question: Who would I rather have a beer with? Spoiler alert: it’s a terrible way to pick a leader, but it’s the system …