People don’t even read the articles posted here before they upvote or downvote them. You’re being very optimistic.
I upvoted this comment without even reading it.
The orange idiot literally told people he only wanted their vote, that he doesn’t care about them or their problems. It’s on video.
They still heard something wildly different.
People have demonstrated beyond any doubt that at least 51% are irredeemably stupid.
It’s quite optimistic to think people would read even that, but imo it’s not an issue of understanding. In my experience, people pick a side and stick with it. Most people cannot be convinced of anything.
We have that in the UK, the parties all publish manifestos before elections. I think it helps to get the message across and to be clear about what they are and aren’t promising to do. They aren’t, however, legally enforceable so parties aren’t obliged to actually follow up on their promises.
If we have this data for each election, someone could also compile statistics on how well each party follows through with their promises. Ideally weighted by how much voters care about each promise.
Being misleading is the goal, not the side effect.
