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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 5 Aug 2016
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    Theory: for most Americans, the act of voting is not the culmination some profound, resplendent emotional journeypic.twitter.com/GkWEMDK8Oh

    2:47 PM - 5 Aug 2016
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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 5 Aug 2016
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        I think this is a symptom of viewing politics like a serialized TV drama: always imputing narrative arcs and yearning for emotional climax

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      3. green party pepe  🐸‏ @KSP_Collins 5 Aug 2016
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        also if "voting is emotional" then you should've had a huge insensitive not to publicly commit election fraud & voter suppression

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 5 Aug 2016
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        because they can't drop the Bro thing.

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      3. ( 🔥) space comrade‏ @common_pleas 5 Aug 2016
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        the only emotion I ever feel while voting is anger

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 5 Aug 2016
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        no

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 5 Aug 2016
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        Yeah, it's such a widespread affliction too, and corrodes political reasoning.

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      2. Dean Buckley‏ @deanfbuckley 5 Aug 2016
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        she obviously meant "emotional" in the sense of appealing to values, identity, trust, ideals, etc. but you also obviously knew that

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 5 Aug 2016
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        It's just odd that appealing to people's material well-being is seen as so desperately insufficient @emilynussbaum

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      1. ɹʞɔɟɯ 🥩 🏴 📉‏ @mfckr_ 5 Aug 2016
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        I imagine it's a decision made within the space of ~5 seconds for most people. And that most made up their minds many months ago.

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      1. shunting‏ @thehuntinghouse 5 Aug 2016
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        Why does the inventor of #BernieBro still have a job, while Bruenig lost his? A question that answers itself, one asked.

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      1. melissa flashman‏ @melflashman 5 Aug 2016
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        @PhillipsPasha idk, seems like for some ppl voting is emotional, for some simply strategic, 4 some a combo. Boring, but prob true.

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      1. William Marks‏ @wildobaggins 5 Aug 2016
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        it's hero worship rather than politics.

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      1. Guy Pearson‏ @iamwhoisme 5 Aug 2016
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        It is eminently tribal though. However for HRC's reluctant voters the "rational choice" argument somehow being invalid is silly

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      1. Micah Ri'ey‏ @HumanBeing2087 5 Aug 2016
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        Is there data on a % of how many change their mind in the minutes before voting? In a very anti-establishment year it may matter.

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      1. Unsocial Medium‏ @StillUnsocial 5 Aug 2016
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        Ask people who voted for Obama in 2008 or Kennedy in 1960 or any other candidate they cared about who they also thought was capable

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      1. XR Coal Rollers‏ @basmoetjevoelen 5 Aug 2016
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        Yesterday: "Pragmatism and incrementalism is good, Bernie is a demagogue." Today: "Sanders is too pragmatic, no emotional appeal."

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      1. ⫷ • Macartisan • ⫸‏ @macartisan 5 Aug 2016
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        I’ve voted in 12 presidential elections. Uncounted county & state. ‘Once More Into The Breach’ more like it. @boomerforbernie

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