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Re:How India’s massive 2019 election will work by aketchum on Monday March 25, 2019 @01:02PM (#19484287)
The person that writes your list of descriptions of the candidates is now in control of who gets elected.

Also, people vote for politicians based on how the politician makes the voter feel about themselves. Many many many people vote against their economic self interest with full understanding that they are doing so. There is a lot more to who someone votes for than their list of policy proposals.

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Re:How India’s massive 2019 election will work by MuffinFlavored on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:16AM (#19492603)
> Many many many people vote against their economic self interest with full understanding that they are doing so.

Can you give me an example? Do you mean top earners voting for democrat because democrats are typically seen as more empathetic in society?

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