> 49% of the voters approve. I wouldn't assume that 100% of voters even know the economic policies of the people they're voting for, let alone approve of them.

> 49% of the voters approve. I wouldn't assume that 100% of voters even know the economic policies of the people they're voting for, let alone approve of them. It seems like people mostly vote because they've been told the party they're voting against is evil[1], not because they actually support the policies. [1] Of course those of us who think they're both evil are not left with much motivation to vote for either, which partly explains (along with voter suppression, gerrymandering making voting less effective, etc) why half the country doesn't bother to vote at all.