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Stargate77's avatar

How many people actually forget who they voted for in past Presidential elections? I have a hard time believing they make up a significant percentage of the electorate.

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Kuka's avatar

Political scientists say a lot of people misremember. In particular they say they voted for the winner when that actually voted for the loser.

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Jonathan's avatar

They always convince themselves they actually voted for the winner; it's a weird coping mechanism(this was literally taught to me in politics sci 101); it's very strange because the ballot now is a secret ballot and the election is over

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James Trout's avatar

After Watergate, the majority of Americans claimed to have voted for McGovern. If they "misremember", it's because they want to forget something.

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