Originally Posted by guy44

This is the most common and, in my opinion, most compelling argument against mandatory voting (like they have in Australia). Many people who would ordinarily not vote simply vote straight ticket, and there are undoubtedly plenty who vote with little to no knowledge of the issues.

I agree that having numerous people misinformed about the issues is a bad thing. But then, [factually correct but infuriating statement in 3, 2, 1...] how else would you have large numbers of people supporting the Republican Party?