Eugine_Nier comments on Voting is like donating thousands of dollars to charity - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 08 November 2012 12:34:24AM 0 points [-]

1) watch the polls and vote based on proximity to a tie at both the state and federal level,

The problem is that letting polls influence voting decisions is subject to Goodhart's law.