She couldn't win as a Democrat. Will running as a Republican work?

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  Kate Barr can't win.

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  That was her campaign slogan a year ago when she ran for a state Senate seat in North Carolina.

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  A local state Senate race is getting international attention for one candidate's unique platform.

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  It's not close.

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  at all.

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  Barr is running enthusiastically for a state Senate seat just outside Charlotte.

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  It is a vote for the future we want to see for our democracy.

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  Barr is not, however, running to win.

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  She was running as a Democrat in a district that was drawn to favor Republicans.

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  And that's why she had no real chance of getting elected.

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  We need fair maps.

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  We deserve fair elections.

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  We as voters should be able to hold our elected leaders accountable, and it's wrong that we can't.

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  And so that looks like fair maps.

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  I want, frankly, fair play.

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  Now Barr is back with a new campaign and a new tactic.

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  If you can't beat him, join him.

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  From the Newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports.

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  I'm Colby Echowicz.

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  It's Friday, November 7.

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