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Comment author: wedrifid 22 January 2011 10:54:05PM 11 points [-]

Rather, it is "clever" for people to vote their affiliations (i.e. what their family, friends, and coworkers vote for).

It is clever to say that you vote your affiliations.

This model actually correlates with the way people actually vote.

Our 'voting' instincts come from a (slightly misapplied) execution of strategies that are adapted for political environments where support is giving via public declaration rather than anonymous ballot. At a national and global level it may well be one of humanity's greatest weaknesses.

Comment author: NihilCredo 25 January 2011 04:57:07AM 5 points [-]

It is clever to say that you vote your affiliations.

The rationalist Bradley effect, if you will.

There was a clever exploit of this trick in the first post-WW2 Italian general election: the opposing choices were a Communist-Socialist alliance versus a Catholic-led conservative coalition, and one of the strongest Catholic slogans was: In the voting booth, God sees you - Stalin doesn't!

Comment author: wedrifid 25 January 2011 08:01:41AM *  1 point [-]

Brilliant anecdote, I'll use that one. Thanks. :)

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