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Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night by tptacek on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @10:35AM (#22247620)
What about the Iowa Caucuses makes you believe these are "high information" voters? They often have nonsensical positions and ranked choices. They're committed voters, but that is not at all the same thing.
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Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night by stronglikedan on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @12:38PM (#22249128)
This [0] was my favorite "high information voter" story so far.

[0] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mayor-pete-buttigieg-gay-iowa-c...

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Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night by tptacek on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @01:37PM (#22249745)
That's the obvious and vivid example, but more broadly and tellingly are people's stated preferences and the outcomes of realignments, where people are oscillating between progressive and moderate candidates. I see no evidence that Iowa voters are "high-information"; I think most of them see participatory politics as a sport, just like voters in every other state.
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