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I'd rather have 100% turnout by the 10% who are actually informed about the issues and candidates.

debracleaver 11y ago
who decides if someone is informed enough? will their be a test? if so, we're treading dangerously into the jim crow era of american voting, and i don't think either one of us would be comfortable with that.
- jqm 11y ago
  Each potential voter decides if they are informed enough. Or at least interested enough. And the two probably go together.
  - Retric 11y ago
    I find more informed people are often less motivated to vote.
    - michaelkeenan 11y ago
      According to the sidebar in the Wikipedia article on voter turnout[1], increasing education leads to increasing likelihood to vote. 38% - No high school 43% - Some high school 57% - High school graduate 66% - Some college 79% - College grad 84% - Post-graduate Though, possibly, being educated isn't the same thing as being informed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout#Socio-economic_factors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout#Socio-economic_f...
      - Retric 10y ago
        There are barriers to voting that tend to crop up the less white collar your job. One sad issue is lines tend to be vastly longer in poor areas.
orky56 11y ago
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- dexterdog 11y ago
  How is it partisan? I know plenty of people whom I consider informed on the issues with whom I am in complete disagreement politically.
masudhossain 11y ago
Group A: Group B isn't informed. If they were, they would vote for Group A. Group B: Group A isn't informed. If they were, they would vote for Group B.
- Spivak 11y ago
  Group C: Group A and Group B completely miss the point, their choice is meaningless until Issues 1, 2, and 3 are addressed.
lumberjack 11y ago
Surely among those who already vote, there are also the most partisan and most fanatical among the whole population so you really cannot conclude that those who vote are necessarily more informed, just more motivated.

who decides if someone is informed enough? will their be a test? if so, we're treading dangerously into the jim crow era of american voting, and i don't think either one of us would be comfortable with that.

jqm 11y ago
Each potential voter decides if they are informed enough. Or at least interested enough. And the two probably go together.
- Retric 11y ago
  I find more informed people are often less motivated to vote.
  - michaelkeenan 11y ago
    According to the sidebar in the Wikipedia article on voter turnout[1], increasing education leads to increasing likelihood to vote. 38% - No high school 43% - Some high school 57% - High school graduate 66% - Some college 79% - College grad 84% - Post-graduate Though, possibly, being educated isn't the same thing as being informed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout#Socio-economic_factors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout#Socio-economic_f...
    - Retric 10y ago
      There are barriers to voting that tend to crop up the less white collar your job. One sad issue is lines tend to be vastly longer in poor areas.

orky56 11y ago

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dexterdog 11y ago
How is it partisan? I know plenty of people whom I consider informed on the issues with whom I am in complete disagreement politically.

masudhossain 11y ago

Group A: Group B isn't informed. If they were, they would vote for Group A. Group B: Group A isn't informed. If they were, they would vote for Group B.

Spivak 11y ago
Group C: Group A and Group B completely miss the point, their choice is meaningless until Issues 1, 2, and 3 are addressed.

lumberjack 11y ago

Surely among those who already vote, there are also the most partisan and most fanatical among the whole population so you really cannot conclude that those who vote are necessarily more informed, just more motivated.