People have the right to vote as they see fit, for whatever reason (stupid or not) they have.
And that is part of the problem in electoral representative politics. Many people vote on the basis of identity rather than rationality. They are going to support candidate X not because of policy or plans or character, but because Candidate X ha…
People have the right to vote as they see fit, for whatever reason (stupid or not) they have.
And that is part of the problem in electoral representative politics. Many people vote on the basis of identity rather than rationality. They are going to support candidate X not because of policy or plans or character, but because Candidate X has the right letter next to their name.
That's it.
There are other people that vote in predictable patterns (and this is, again, identity-based).
Then there are a few people that actually vote on a basis of rationality.
There is a veneer of thoughtful in many cases, but it is only a veneer. It is people looking for an excuse to vote the way that their "gut" wants them to vote.
Distaste for HC, provided many people with an excuse to vote Trump (or in their distaste for both, not vote or vote for a sure loser). Most of that wasn't really policy based.
Very little voting is--unless you FORCE people to vote on actual policies, themselves (rather than people who "represent" policies).
In rare instances (usually highly emotionally charged) people WILL vote on policy. Abortion is an example of that.
But the policy linkage and outcomes need to be emotionally charged, linked to identity, and seen as immediately affecting the voter.
People have the right to vote as they see fit, for whatever reason (stupid or not) they have.
And that is part of the problem in electoral representative politics. Many people vote on the basis of identity rather than rationality. They are going to support candidate X not because of policy or plans or character, but because Candidate X has the right letter next to their name.
That's it.
There are other people that vote in predictable patterns (and this is, again, identity-based).
Then there are a few people that actually vote on a basis of rationality.
There is a veneer of thoughtful in many cases, but it is only a veneer. It is people looking for an excuse to vote the way that their "gut" wants them to vote.
Distaste for HC, provided many people with an excuse to vote Trump (or in their distaste for both, not vote or vote for a sure loser). Most of that wasn't really policy based.
Very little voting is--unless you FORCE people to vote on actual policies, themselves (rather than people who "represent" policies).
In rare instances (usually highly emotionally charged) people WILL vote on policy. Abortion is an example of that.
But the policy linkage and outcomes need to be emotionally charged, linked to identity, and seen as immediately affecting the voter.