At the risk of introducing a spoiler, the conclusion could not be “the voters recognized Meg as the best candidate and elected her.” It just occurred to me now that Sid is using The Big Lie. A technique, Wikipedia informs me, that goes back to Hitler. It's probably closer to the mark to say that it predates Alcibiades by some centuries.
If you want to convince the electorate, tell them a colossal, impossible lie, then stick with that story and pound it home. That’s what Sid is doing. When the truth isn’t good enough, use the Big Lie.
In drawing this strip, I discovered that Sid looked surprisingly good in a coat and tie.
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