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To: carranza2 who wrote (185783)	11/9/2006 2:20:43 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793782

>>In a sense, then, there is a method to the average voter's madness. Even when his views are completely wrong, he gets the psychological benefit of emotionally appealing political beliefs at a bargain price. No wonder he buys in bulk.<< Interesting piece. Thanks for posting it.

To: carranza2 who wrote (185783)	11/9/2006 6:02:41 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793782

There's an election tomorrow. Do voters know what they're doing? According to the typical economist — and many political scientists — the answer is "No, but it doesn't matter." It is much simpler than that. Voters will always know what they are doing. If everyone votes who is eligible to vote and all the information is available to everyone equally - the voters will always come out with the right vote. But people like Dick Morris and Karl Rove recognise that not all eligible voters vote. They can discourage some voters and they encourage others to vote. They can send out false information to some targets and they can spin the information they favor to other target voters. The typical economists and social scientists are dupes and can be manipulated by the likes of Dick Morris and Karl Rove. Democracy works.