Great point! One implication of the survey aspect of elections is that your vote might be MORE valuable if used on a small party with no chance of winning. You won't be decisive in either case, and the extra vote on the small party could convey more information to the winner.
While i agree with Prof Caplan re his stance on voting, when you see a candidate like Mamdani come along, perhaps one should reconsider their stance on not voting; i know many in NYC say they now will vote, but not for him. Given Cuomo and Adams on the ballot not sure their newly found desire to vote will keep Mamdani out of office. Not so good if he wins for those in NYC.
I think in PA it is public, controlling who can vote in what primaries. I believe that is generally the case in most states, since closed primaries would pretty much necessitate it, but honestly I have never tried to pull registration rolls so I am not sure.
varies by state. in MO as of 2020 one can voluntarily add a party "affiliation" to your public voting registration, but is not required for either new or existing voters.
Great point! One implication of the survey aspect of elections is that your vote might be MORE valuable if used on a small party with no chance of winning. You won't be decisive in either case, and the extra vote on the small party could convey more information to the winner.
While i agree with Prof Caplan re his stance on voting, when you see a candidate like Mamdani come along, perhaps one should reconsider their stance on not voting; i know many in NYC say they now will vote, but not for him. Given Cuomo and Adams on the ballot not sure their newly found desire to vote will keep Mamdani out of office. Not so good if he wins for those in NYC.
People: (a) don't know what they want; and (b) don't choose it when they (think they) do.
We're flying blind - very fast, and very high.
My surprise is finding that the LA Times got access to the registration rolls. I didn't realize the public can see party registration.
I think in PA it is public, controlling who can vote in what primaries. I believe that is generally the case in most states, since closed primaries would pretty much necessitate it, but honestly I have never tried to pull registration rolls so I am not sure.
varies by state. in MO as of 2020 one can voluntarily add a party "affiliation" to your public voting registration, but is not required for either new or existing voters.