[Leto]

The parties are 50/50 when the rats lie well enough to fool 15% of the people.

[Jim Noble]

>>The parties are 50/50 when the rats lie well enough to fool 15% of the people<<

I think you are exactly right.

RATs have 3 choices in a campaign:

1) Tell the truth about their goals and objectives-disaster (1984, 1988, 1994)

2) Say nothing about their goals and objectives-disaster (2002)

3) Lie about their goals and objectives-victory (1992, 1996).

The rise of the internet has made lying more difficult for them, however, because their media megaphones can be contradicted in real time and at little cost. Therefore, they are struggling between door #1 and door #2 (tell the truth or shut up).

Ain't it sweet?