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During the season, teams also have the ability to adjust their roster by replacing under-performing legislators for better ones. This can be done by trading with another team in the league, or adding a member of
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Players began by drafting candidates running for office. During the election season, candidates acquired points based on how much money they raised, frequency of media mentions, and their percentage of the vote in the election. Similar to
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