The comment raises several thoughts. I am not sure that wealthy people are any more thoughtful about the issues than poor people. Thoughtful people can be rich or poor. I am also sure many poor people vote for Democratic candidates based upon social programs just as they may vote Republican based upon an agreement on moral or religious issues (anti-abortion/same sex marriage). I also would expect that poor people are divided on the war. Many poor families may have their children fighting in the war today and believe in this effort. Finally, it is also a dangerous path to discuss whether anyone should be restricted in voting for any reason.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
More about the Poor Voting...
One comment I received on my blog "Do the Poor Vote" suggested that the poor and lower classes may have a big impact of the voting process, almost to our disadvantage, because it was suggested that many poor people do not know the issues in depth. Instead, it was suggested that the poor vote based on whether the candidate is a woman, black, or how they're portrayed in the news. Their votes are still counted and therefore are really not helping the election process.
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no way any poor person votes for McCain
Well poor people are equally thoughtful as wealthy people, and should not be denied their right to vote under any condition, I think the point behind people's discontent with the quality of poor peoples votes is the fact that they do not have access to the information that people need to decide on their vote. I agree with your negative reaction toward people who think that these reasons are enough to not allow poor people to vote.
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