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Old 07-19-2006, 07:20 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Sultana
I'd rather have an interested, informed 5% of the populace voting over 80% voting only to try to win a wad of cash.
How are the opportunistic 80% any different than the mass of single-issue voters that already make up the mass of the voting pool?

Is it the promise of monetary reward that's frowned on? How is that any different than voting for a candidate that promises to reward the voter's pocketbook by promising to cut taxes and larger "tax refunds?"
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