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In U.S. policy debate, this is also known as “winners win”. In other words, if a resolution passes Congress successfully, the proponents of the policy are more likely to be able to pass another piece of legislation. Whether or not this is actually true in Congress is debatable.

However, there are other systems where winners-win is more clear-cut. For example, college athlete recruits want to go to programs that are already successful (thereby increasing the likelihood that the team will continue to be successful), or F1 teams that do well in the constructors championship get a sizable payout (which helps them to continue winning).