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Perhaps individually your vote is unlikely to affect any particular outcome. But think about the consequences if every voter adopts this belief.


Why do you believe every voter has not already adopted this belief?

Political campaigns certainly behave as if they believe voters already do vote this way. That's why Bush is the regular guy who clears brush from his estate, for example, and why everyone who disagrees with Obama is racist.


I am admittedly an idealist. But theoretically speaking, this sort of behaviour seems highly suboptimal.




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