/* Election Banter: a community masthead and a separate fictional creative world.
   Existing font, page-width, motion and project/player controls remain authoritative. */
.eb-brand { letter-spacing:-.025em; font-size:19px; }
.eb-brand .brand-mark { padding:0; width:45px; height:45px; border:0; border-radius:12px; overflow:hidden; background:transparent; }
.eb-brand .brand-mark img { width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:contain; }
.eb-brand small { letter-spacing:.015em; font-size:9px; text-transform:none; }
.eb-brand>span:last-child { max-width:260px; overflow-wrap:anywhere; }
.site-header nav { gap:20px; }
.eb-hero { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1.12fr 1fr; align-items:center; gap:70px; padding-block:94px 104px; position:relative; isolation:isolate; }
.eb-hero::before { content:''; position:absolute; z-index:-1; inset:0 -3%; pointer-events:none; background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 75% 44%,#18775c35,transparent 62%); }
.eb-hero .eyebrow { color:var(--gold); }
.eb-hero h1 { font-size:clamp(58px,6.5vw,98px); line-height:1.01; margin-bottom:28px; overflow-wrap:anywhere; }
.eb-hero-intro { color:var(--ivory); font-size:23px; line-height:1.5; margin-bottom:13px; }
.eb-hero-description { max-width:510px; font-size:15px; color:var(--muted); margin-bottom:30px; }
.eb-quiet-link { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:12px; min-height:48px; font-size:13px; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); }
.eb-quiet-link:hover { border-color:var(--gold); }
.eb-quiet-link .republic-icon { width:19px; height:19px; color:var(--gold); }
.eb-hero-location { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; margin:30px 0 0; color:var(--muted); font-size:12px; line-height:1.6; }
.eb-hero-location .republic-icon { width:18px; height:18px; color:var(--gold); }
.eb-conversation { min-width:0; position:relative; padding:25px 26px 23px; border:1px solid #d8b97860; border-radius:28px; background:linear-gradient(155deg,#143c2f,#081f18); box-shadow:0 35px 100px #0004,inset 0 1px #fff1; isolation:isolate; }
.eb-conversation::before { content:''; position:absolute; inset:0; z-index:-1; opacity:.2; border-radius:inherit; background-image:radial-gradient(#d8b978 1px,transparent 1px); background-size:20px 20px; mask-image:linear-gradient(transparent,#000); }
.eb-board-top { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; padding-bottom:24px; }
.eb-board-top img { border-radius:10px; }
.eb-board-stamp { margin-left:auto; font:700 11px/1 var(--body); color:var(--gold); border:1px solid #d8b97860; border-radius:25px; padding:11px 13px; letter-spacing:.12em; }
.eb-speech { display:flex; gap:12px; align-items:center; width:90%; padding:19px 20px; font-size:14px; font-weight:600; background:var(--emerald); border:1px solid #71a58a; box-shadow:0 8px 25px #0002; }
.eb-speech-one { position:relative; border-radius:18px 18px 18px 3px; transform:rotate(-4deg); margin:3px 0 19px; }
.eb-speech-one .republic-icon { width:21px; height:21px; color:var(--gold); }
.eb-speech-lines { margin-left:auto; width:28px; height:8px; border-block:1px solid #c2d7ba; flex-shrink:0; }
.eb-receipt { width:80%; position:relative; margin-left:auto; padding:27px 26px 22px; color:var(--ink); background:var(--ivory); border-radius:4px 4px 0 0; transform:rotate(5deg); box-shadow:0 18px 45px #0004; }
.eb-receipt::after { content:''; position:absolute; top:100%; left:0; width:100%; height:10px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--ivory) 25%,transparent 25%) -5px 0/10px 10px,linear-gradient(225deg,var(--ivory) 25%,transparent 25%) -5px 0/10px 10px; }
.eb-receipt-label { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; font-size:8px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:.14em; }
.eb-receipt-label .republic-icon { width:15px; height:15px; }
.eb-receipt strong { display:block; font:800 clamp(25px,2.7vw,40px)/1.08 var(--display); letter-spacing:-.045em; padding:20px 0 21px; max-width:310px; }
.eb-receipt-rules { display:grid; gap:8px; padding:15px 0; border-block:1px dashed #9d9c85; }
.eb-receipt-rules i { display:block; width:92%; height:4px; border-radius:3px; background:#adc2ad; }
.eb-receipt-rules i:nth-child(2) { width:77%; }
.eb-receipt-rules i:nth-child(3) { width:84%; }
.eb-receipt p { color:var(--muted-ink); margin:15px 0 0; font-size:8px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.12em; }
.eb-speech-two { position:relative; margin:30px 0 26px; width:86%; background:var(--gold); color:var(--ink); border-color:var(--gold); border-radius:18px 18px 3px 18px; transform:rotate(-2deg); font-size:12px; }
.eb-speech-two .republic-icon { width:20px; height:20px; }
.eb-board-bottom { display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; gap:10px; color:var(--gold); font-size:10px; font-weight:600; border-top:1px solid var(--line); padding-top:17px; }
.eb-board-bottom .republic-icon { width:17px; height:17px; }
.eb-participate { padding-block:92px; }
.eb-section-top { max-width:790px; margin-bottom:40px; }
.eb-section-top .eyebrow { color:var(--gold-ink); margin-bottom:19px; }
.eb-section-top h2 { font-size:clamp(38px,4.8vw,67px); line-height:1.08; margin-bottom:20px; }
.eb-section-top>p:last-child { max-width:690px; margin-bottom:0; color:var(--muted-ink); font-size:17px; }
.eb-action-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:17px; }
.eb-action-card { display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:flex-start; padding:27px 24px 23px; border:1px solid #becabc; border-radius:18px; background:var(--white); min-width:0; transition:transform .25s,border-color .25s,box-shadow .25s; }
.eb-action-card:hover { transform:translateY(-5px); border-color:var(--gold-ink); box-shadow:0 14px 34px #16392a12; }
.eb-action-icon { display:grid; place-items:center; width:44px; height:44px; color:var(--emerald); background:#edf0e6; border:1px solid #c3d1bf; border-radius:12px; margin-bottom:28px; }
.eb-action-card h3 { font-family:var(--display); font-size:23px; letter-spacing:-.035em; line-height:1.16; margin-bottom:14px; }
.eb-action-card p { color:var(--muted-ink); font-size:13px; margin-bottom:24px; }
.eb-action-arrow { margin-top:auto; display:grid; place-items:center; width:34px; height:34px; color:var(--emerald); border:1px solid #becabc; border-radius:50%; }
.eb-action-arrow .republic-icon { width:17px; height:17px; }
.eb-participation-note { max-width:880px; margin:26px 0 0; color:var(--muted-ink); font-size:12px; line-height:1.75; }
.eb-republic { padding-top:90px; border-block:1px solid var(--line); background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 12% 20%,#153f2b66,transparent 70%),var(--ink); }
.eb-republic>.shell { padding-bottom:70px; }
.eb-republic .eb-section-top .eyebrow { color:var(--gold); }
.eb-republic .eb-section-top>p:last-child { color:var(--muted); }
.eb-candidate { display:grid; grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr; gap:64px; align-items:center; padding-top:24px; }
.eb-candidate-portrait { position:relative; aspect-ratio:.88; max-width:435px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid #d8b97880; background:var(--emerald); border-radius:180px 180px 20px 20px; }
.eb-candidate-portrait>img,.eb-candidate-portrait>svg { width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; object-position:50% 12%; }
.eb-candidate-portrait::after { content:''; position:absolute; inset:0; background:linear-gradient(transparent 70%,#042117e8); pointer-events:none; }
.eb-candidate-edition { position:absolute; z-index:1; bottom:23px; left:23px; right:23px; color:var(--gold); text-align:center; font-size:8px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.5; letter-spacing:.14em; }
.eb-candidate-copy { min-width:0; }
.eb-candidate-copy .eyebrow { color:var(--gold); letter-spacing:.07em; line-height:1.7; margin-bottom:17px; }
.eb-candidate-copy h3 { font-size:clamp(52px,6vw,84px); line-height:1.05; margin-bottom:24px; }
.eb-candidate-copy h3>span { display:block; color:var(--gold); font-family:var(--body); font-size:clamp(17px,2vw,23px); line-height:1.5; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:-.02em; margin-top:14px; }
.eb-candidate-intro { font-size:17px; color:var(--muted); max-width:610px; }
.eb-candidate-copy .button { margin-top:8px; }
.eb-candidate-copy .button small { font-weight:400; }
.eb-fiction-note { color:var(--muted); font-size:11px; line-height:1.8; max-width:590px; margin:23px 0; }
.eb-candidate-story { border-block:1px solid var(--line); font-size:13px; max-width:600px; }
.eb-candidate-story summary { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; cursor:pointer; min-height:52px; font-weight:600; padding-block:10px; }
.eb-candidate-story summary .republic-icon { width:17px; height:17px; color:var(--gold); }
.eb-candidate-story[open] summary .republic-icon { transform:rotate(180deg); }
.eb-candidate-story summary:focus-visible { outline:3px solid var(--lavender); outline-offset:4px; }
.eb-candidate-story>div { padding:12px 0; color:var(--muted); }
.eb-candidate-story .large-copy { font-size:15px; color:var(--ivory); }
.site-footer .footer-bottom>p { max-width:650px; }
.site-footer .footer-bottom>p>a { text-decoration:underline; text-underline-offset:3px; }
.eb-empty-briefings { padding:30px 0; border-block:1px solid #cbd1c2; color:var(--muted-ink); font-size:15px; }
.eb-empty-briefings .inline-link { display:inline-flex; gap:12px; align-items:center; margin-top:8px; color:var(--emerald); }
.republic-spacing-compact .eb-hero { padding-block:60px 70px; }
.republic-spacing-compact .eb-participate { padding-block:65px; }
.republic-spacing-compact .eb-republic { padding-top:65px; }
.republic-motion-enabled .eb-speech-one { animation:eb-converse 9s ease-in-out infinite; }
.republic-motion-enabled .eb-receipt { animation:eb-receipt 11s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes eb-converse { 0%,100% { transform:translateY(0) rotate(-4deg); } 50% { transform:translateY(-5px) rotate(-2deg); } }
@keyframes eb-receipt { 0%,100% { transform:translateY(0) rotate(5deg); } 50% { transform:translateY(4px) rotate(3deg); } }
@media(min-width:1001px) { .site-header .header-inner { gap:22px; } .site-header nav { flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:flex-end; } .site-header nav>.nav-action { display:none; } }
@media(max-width:1150px) { .eb-hero { gap:40px; } .eb-action-grid { grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); } .eb-candidate { gap:40px; } .site-header nav { gap:16px; } }
@media(max-width:800px) { .eb-hero { grid-template-columns:1fr; padding-block:58px 64px; gap:46px; } .eb-hero h1 { max-width:690px; font-size:clamp(52px,9.2vw,77px); } .eb-conversation { max-width:510px; width:100%; margin-inline:auto; } .eb-receipt strong { font-size:35px; } .eb-section-top h2 { font-size:clamp(37px,6.5vw,54px); } .eb-candidate { grid-template-columns:1fr 1.25fr; gap:30px; align-items:start; } .eb-candidate-copy h3 { font-size:50px; } .eb-candidate-intro { font-size:15px; } .eb-candidate-copy .eyebrow { font-size:9px; } }
@media(max-width:540px) { .eb-brand { font-size:17px; gap:10px; } .eb-brand small { font-size:8px; } .eb-brand .brand-mark { width:39px; height:39px; } .eb-hero { padding-block:42px 56px; gap:38px; } .eb-hero h1 { font-size:clamp(44px,11.8vw,62px); } .eb-hero-intro { font-size:20px; } .eb-hero-description { font-size:14px; } .eb-hero .hero-actions { gap:13px; align-items:flex-start; } .eb-hero-location { align-items:flex-start; font-size:11px; } .eb-conversation { padding:20px 18px; border-radius:21px; } .eb-board-top { font-size:11px; } .eb-speech { font-size:12px; padding:16px; } .eb-speech-two { font-size:11px; } .eb-receipt { padding:23px 20px 19px; width:83%; } .eb-receipt strong { font-size:29px; } .eb-board-bottom { font-size:9px; } .eb-participate { padding-block:60px; } .eb-section-top>p:last-child { font-size:15px; } .eb-action-grid { grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:12px; } .eb-action-card { display:grid; grid-template-columns:44px minmax(0,1fr) 30px; gap:12px; padding:21px 18px; align-items:start; } .eb-action-icon { grid-column:1; grid-row:1/3; margin-bottom:0; } .eb-action-card h3 { grid-column:2; font-size:22px; margin:0; } .eb-action-card p { grid-column:2; margin:0; font-size:12px; } .eb-action-arrow { grid-column:3; grid-row:1; width:30px; height:30px; } .eb-republic { padding-top:60px; } .eb-republic>.shell { padding-bottom:50px; } .eb-candidate { grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:30px; padding-top:4px; } .eb-candidate-portrait { max-width:330px; width:100%; margin-inline:auto; aspect-ratio:.93; } .eb-candidate-copy h3 { font-size:58px; } .eb-candidate-copy .eyebrow { font-size:10px; } .site-footer .footer-top { gap:26px; } }
@media(max-width:540px) { .eb-brand>span:last-child { max-width:calc(100vw - 138px); } }
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) { .eb-speech-one,.eb-receipt { animation:none !important; } .eb-action-card { transition:none; } .eb-action-card:hover { transform:none; } }