In Canada they often had a ban on televising election results until after polls closed. Why? You don't want someone changing their vote because of how the polls are going.
You know, you want them to vote based on their own beliefs, not who is going to win.
"You don't want someone changing their vote because of how the polls are going.
You know, you want them to vote based on their own beliefs, not who is going to win."
That idea makes sense in true proportional representation system, but in a first-past-the-post system then strategic-voting becomes important (as voting-for-beliefs is an immediately suboptimal strategy), and therefore if voters know who is currently in the lead and alter their voting behaviour then surely that's a good thing for democracy?
Well, I might not bother voting because there is no way the Nazi party will win the election. I believe we have seen this kind of effect more than once in recent elections. What's bad if I only vote once I realize"my candidate" might actually lose?
Really?
In Canada they often had a ban on televising election results until after polls closed. Why? You don't want someone changing their vote because of how the polls are going.
You know, you want them to vote based on their own beliefs, not who is going to win.