Voting may be the biggest prisoner's dilemma ever.
That is, it's smart for one and dumb for all to NOT vote.
Thankfully, many of us do it anyway. If we didn't, democracy wouldn't work.
Some, including at least one of my colleagues, isn't sure whether democracy does work. I personally shudder thinking about the alternative.
The good news is that, despite it being irrational to do so, turnout expert Dr. Michael McDonald is predicting a turnout of 90 million people (hat tip to electoral-vote.com). Good weather may push things even higher.
So. Join the irrational masses and vote already!
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vote is not only for irrational.vote play major role of anything..hypocalcemia
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