BF> Dan Clough -> Ward Dossche skrev 2023-03-23 13:28:
DC> As an aside, can you name another election (of any kind) where a person DC> can go back and change their vote after it's been cast?
BF> Can you name a *democratic* election of any kind, where the BF> votes are cast in the open, for everyone to see, before they vote BF> accordingly themselves?
Yes. Nearly ALL votes on the floor of the U.S. House, or the U.S. Senate, are televised live (on the 'CSPAN' cable channel(s)). It's openly visible to all other voters in the chamber, and to the public at large. Happens nearly every day.
BF> Have you heard of peer pressure? Strategic voting?
Yes, both. That's exactly what happened here, obviously. I'm of the opinion that that shouldn't be allowed to change the outcome of an election. There is plenty of time PRIOR to the vote for pressure/lobbying/influence to take place, and then eventually, you cast your vote. The point there is that strategy takes place then, and people do what the influencers hope they will. They cast their vote based on all the input, and that's it. No revisions.
Did you notice that the majority of the votes here came in over the last couple of days of the allowed time? Perfect indication of strategic voting.
What sucks is when people vote based ONLY on personal dislikes, even if a candidate is qualified. That happened in this election too.
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