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But I'm an older, wealthier individual, so.... Sarcasm aside though, seriously most of us know which party we identify with and can go to the polls with a reas

But I'm an older, wealthier individual, so.... Sarcasm aside though, seriously most of us know which party we identify with and can go to the polls with a reasonable idea who best represents our interests without reading a single news article. And if there's an exception or an event that is that overwhelmingly glaring and/or actionable, presumably we'll hear about it through other means. So to me (and I'd argue that to most people) it's not worth the mental health to even follow. One could go farther and say a passive following of the issues is actually worse because most (all?) news sites are just trying to get eyeballs rather than inform you.

whytaka 7y ago
Media misinformations issues aside and I mean no disrespect but this kind of reliance on intuition, uninformed biases, and your own (perhaps siloed) social circles is exactly what's wrong with politics - the non-diligent electorate.
- daxfohl 7y ago
  To play devil's advocate: Is there a time when detailed research caused you to vote in a way that is counter to what you would have voted given your own innate instincts? If not, then? I'm going to guess that most people investigate issues to validate their pre-existing opinions, not to form them.