A low information voter, also known as a misinformation voter, is someone who participates in elections despite being generally poorly informed about political issues[1]. This term has been popular in the United States since the mid-1990s.
Key characteristics of low information voters include:
They tend to have more moderate ideological views compared to high-information voters[1].
They are less likely to vote, but when they do, they often choose candidates based on personal appeal rather than policy positions[1].
They are more likely to be swing voters and vote split-ticket[1].
They may rely on cues or heuristics, such as a candidate’s appearance or behavior, rather than substantial information to make voting decisions[1].
They can be more susceptible to emotional appeals on various topics, including the economy, immigration, and racial relations[4].
Low information voters often lack fundamental facts about government and exhibit a low “need for cognition,” meaning they are less inclined to engage in effortful thinking about complex issues[4]. This can make them more vulnerable to misinformation and less likely to critically evaluate candidates’ claims or policy positions[4].
It’s important to note that the term “low information voter” is sometimes used pejoratively, particularly in American political discourse[1]. However, the concept is studied seriously in political science to understand voting behavior and its impact on electoral outcomes.
Only an idiot would think this ever could have gone differently. I fucking hate the democrats. The fact I have to keep voting for them is really pissing me off.
Biden is simply too old to respond properly to a firehose of lies. That doesn’t make him senile, but it does mean they SHOULD have given him a shitload of Adderall.
Oh, wait, he can’t have Adderall. It’s literally too dangerous to give to people past retirement age!
I haven’t seen any news articles about it, I don’t really care what they say. What I have seen, constantly, is people on this platform understating the fuck out it by saying “he was just stuttering and is old” which is really annoying.
Also I think he was sick, I’d be feeling sick too if my handlers had drugged me like a maul and made me stand under studio lights for an hour.
Your last point is unironically true though. He had information, it was mostly correct, and when it was incorrect it was mostly just the numbers that were wrong by a small amount.
Hi there, European dude here
Can someone nourish my anxiety with a quick summarization of what happened here? Looks like Biden was “a little” off?
EDIT: Nevermind, I read USA Today recap… Fuck…
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/28/trump-biden-debate-result-takeaways-00165701
What do you mean. They’re gonna spin it with either Biden was just sick or he actually had the information while trump lied as expected
It wasn’t a debate. It was 2 hours of clip harvesting in which the right got everything they could possibly want while the left got squat diddly
Yep, Trump was just being Trump. He lied every time he opened his mouth, nothing new
Yep, now they will run those lies on every social media timeline and they’ll look believable to low information voters
I didn’t think people unironically used this term. What does it even mean?
A low information voter, also known as a misinformation voter, is someone who participates in elections despite being generally poorly informed about political issues[1]. This term has been popular in the United States since the mid-1990s.
Key characteristics of low information voters include:
Low information voters often lack fundamental facts about government and exhibit a low “need for cognition,” meaning they are less inclined to engage in effortful thinking about complex issues[4]. This can make them more vulnerable to misinformation and less likely to critically evaluate candidates’ claims or policy positions[4].
It’s important to note that the term “low information voter” is sometimes used pejoratively, particularly in American political discourse[1]. However, the concept is studied seriously in political science to understand voting behavior and its impact on electoral outcomes.
Citations: [1] Low information voter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_information_voter [2] What Are Low Information Voters? - ThoughtCo https://www.thoughtco.com/low-information-voters-5184982 [3] Trump Is Preying on Low-Information Voters - New York Magazine https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-low-information-voters.html [4] ‘Low information voters’ are a crucial part of Trump’s support https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/11/07/low-information-voters-are-a-crucial-part-of-trumps-support/ [5] The Tragedy Of Rush Limbaugh’s Low Information Voter Theory https://www.forbes.com/sites/cedricmuhammad/2013/08/27/the-tragedy-of-rush-limbaughs-low-information-voter-theory/
No shit. The left is unrepresented in the USA.
I think they’re using those terms in US specific way
Only an idiot would think this ever could have gone differently. I fucking hate the democrats. The fact I have to keep voting for them is really pissing me off.
Biden is simply too old to respond properly to a firehose of lies. That doesn’t make him senile, but it does mean they SHOULD have given him a shitload of Adderall.
Oh, wait, he can’t have Adderall. It’s literally too dangerous to give to people past retirement age!
Abortion is slam dunk for dems. Biden instead talked about a migrant murdering a woman and “brothers and sisters” raping women.
And you gotta do an up/down mix. Little stim, little opiate, hint of modafinil and bam!
He need performance enhancing drugs. All of them!
I haven’t seen any news articles about it, I don’t really care what they say. What I have seen, constantly, is people on this platform understating the fuck out it by saying “he was just stuttering and is old” which is really annoying.
Also I think he was sick, I’d be feeling sick too if my handlers had drugged me like a maul and made me stand under studio lights for an hour.
Your last point is unironically true though. He had information, it was mostly correct, and when it was incorrect it was mostly just the numbers that were wrong by a small amount.
Sadly I think rambling about nonsense and lies coherently looks a lot better than loosely rambling about actual policies incoherently.
The fact that people think amyone came out actually looking good is the worrying part. We’ve known since the last election both candidates are a mess.
You must be absolutely overjoyed by this! Good day for you, right?
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