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Elections already are about the campaigns. If there is more certainty about the outcome of the election, they will inevitably be less about the campaigns. That
by jivatmanx 14y ago
Elections already are about the campaigns. If there is more certainty about the outcome of the election, they will inevitably be less about the campaigns. That would lower turnout... but would it be bad?
- scott_s 14y agoI think Paul's point was that typical election coverage is about the campaigns themselves, as if the campaign was intrinsically important [1]. But the campaign is not what's relevant to a voter. That is, they don't need a narrative about how the campaign is doing, they need information on their choices. [1] Insider campaign coverage is certainly interesting, but that's different from being important. I'm interested in behind-the-scenes narratives in just about everything.
- eru 14y agoIf that was really a problem, they could just make voting mandatory. Like it's already in some countries.