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I think someone who says they are into politics or a “politics nerd” means to say they enjoy following the human drama of scandal, who is winning, who is unpopular etc in the same way some people follow sports teams, which is fine but does not interest me. Its interesting that we have a completely different term- a “policy wonk” for someone who is knowledgable about policy. I feel like I can care about policy without caring who represents me.