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Originally Posted by wwkayaker
A few years ago, I was paddling with some buddies and we started talking about politics. A couple were blue and one was a devout red. I asked if they ever looked at the individual issues and changed their vote based on preferences. The facial expressions were pretty amusing and it was like 'what a strange concept'. The reasons they gave were everything from my family has always voted this way to that person is corrupt.
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It would be interesting to compare voting histories in Canada and the U.S. to see how often people changed the party they voted for. My sense is that American are much more likely to vote for the same party for their whole life. You quite often hear Americans say "I
am a Democrat," or "I
am a Republican." Like an identity. You don't hear that nearly as much from Canadians.