regression to the mean in politics

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchise_(short_story)

I was listening to a podcast about this short story.  There are aspects
that are very relevant to our time.  I'm always saying the problem with AI
is that it will always mediocre because it is essentially
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regression_toward_the_mean .  This short
story takes that concept to its logical conclusion (in a sense) for
politics.  Kinda funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JskqJOyAKTU