election demographics

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 04:12 PM 11/8/00 -0500, Charles wrote:
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>That sums up my opinion, expressed time and again on this forum, that
>voting is not a rational utlity maximization behavior, but a ritualistic
>response to uncertainty: going with what sounds familiar and in tune with
>what's considered right and proper.  It is like going to church on a Sunday
>- people may not agree with the theology but they go anyway because it is
>the proper thing to do.  
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>CB: Wojtek, isn't it true that most people don't vote most of the time in
the U.S. (supporting your claim that it is not rational utility
maximization ) ?

Many of them don't go to church either.  Buth those who do, do so because
it is a socially corect thing to do rather than because of any rational
utility maximization concerns.

wojtek