What if a general election were a horse race? No, too complicated. Fences. Horses and jockeys. Difficult to understand. I’ll try again. What if a general election were a 100-metre race? Mmm, no, too tricky. Scope for misunderstandings. Lanes cause problems. No, that won’t do. That won’t do at all. Starting pistols? Photo finishes? All far too hard to understand. Give me a minute.
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