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Voting Against One’s Own Self-interests

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Why has their been a shortage, and very slow release, of information on the downtown hospital? Was it all part of the plan? It has been suggested that a Low information voter will vote against their own self-interests...

"American pollster and political scientist Samuel Popkin coined the term "low-information" in 1991 when he used the phrase "low-information signaling" in his book The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns. Low-information signaling referred to cues or heuristics used by voters in lieu of substantial information to determine who to vote for. Examples include voters liking Bill Clinton for eating at McDonald's and perceiving John Kerry and Barack Obama as elitist for wind-surfing and golfing, respectively." [Ref.]

In addition to missing information, the Utica hospital story has seen over two years of emotional pleas, feel-good TV commercials playing for #mvhsdowntown. People might fall for all the false narratives and some outright lies "Yes People, Politicians & Groups" have carefully created and endlessly promoted.

It is all part of the Hospital Politics we've had to endure.

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References

July 19, 2018 - New York Times - Opinion | Why Don't We Always Vote in Our Own Self-Interest?

June 5, 2018 - The Economist - Why people vote against their economic interests

December 31, 2017 - Politico - Does the White Working Class Really Vote Against Its Own Interests?

December 12, 2017 - Psychology Today - Why Do people vote against their best interests?

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No Studies, No Reports, thus we remain #NoHospitalDowntown