Why Do Political Parties Change Their Positions Over Time?

Political parties are like teams that play a game. When they're in power, they want to win the next round, so they might say something looks bad now to make people support them later. They change their positions to keep more people happy and win again.

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A party might say school funding is bad now so more people will vote for them later.
When out of power, a party that once supported big government may start saying the opposite to win back voters.
A party can change its position on immigration just before an election to attract new supporters.

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