HistoricalLing comments on Any existential risk angles to the US presidential election? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: HistoricalLing 20 September 2012 10:06:14PM 2 points [-]

It's also not just smart people I care about, it's smart people who share my views.

What's wrong with stupid people who share your views? In a binary election, they could easily form more than half the electorate.

I'm honestly undecided this time around. My gut tells me the increased entertainment value of candidate A over candidate B outweighs their minor policy differences...