Emotion

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  by Elaine Sihera

  Created on: July 08, 2007

  People tend to base their election votes primarily on emotion, though a little reasoning does come into

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  by Forrest Baker

  Created on: October 05, 2010

  Emotion rules the human condition far more than reason. Whether this is good or bad is irrelevant, it

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  by Michelle Wilkinson

  Created on: November 12, 2008   Last Updated: April 15, 2011

  For the average voter who is not an avid follower of politics it is much easier to vote according to

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  by Exactly

  Created on: September 27, 2008   Last Updated: April 26, 2012

  Votes in an election come down to one question: Do I like the candidate or not? Now the last time I

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  by Michael Mikolajczyk

  Created on: April 24, 2008

  It seems odd to me that quite possibly one of the single most important things that we as citizens of

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  by David Ireland

  Created on: April 21, 2008

  In order to make any decision, people must be apprised of the pertinent facts. In politics, the most

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  by Alisha Link

  Created on: March 04, 2008

  I would like to think that people in this country thoroughly research the candidates before casting

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  by Nancy Morgan

  Created on: July 20, 2008

  Obama's Magical Mystery Tour

  After a week of intense media foreplay, Obama has finally embarked on his

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  by Richard Sprigg

  Created on: April 21, 2009

  Individual voters will be influenced by emotion, yet is this a bad thing? There are many examples in

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  by Bruce W. Coffman

  Created on: August 03, 2008

  The vast majority of people tend to base election voting decisions on emotion, rather than reason. This

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  by Richard Serra

  Created on: October 14, 2008

  Since most of our emotions are sprung by our sub-conscious, they play a very heavy part in swinging

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  by James Lynne

  Created on: August 02, 2008   Last Updated: August 08, 2008

  "Marriage in America as a sacred institution between one man and one woman must be protected," became

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  by Kat Shaw

  Created on: February 15, 2008

  I remember watching the first series of televised presidential debates with my parents on a black and

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  by Mona Gallagher

  Created on: July 06, 2007

  Yes, people tend to base election votes on emotion. Historical evidence may exist to support that argument

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  by Samuel Hitchens

  Created on: April 20, 2008

  Barack Obama, the poster boy (can I say that?) for emotionally charged voting. Barack-omania is fueled

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  by Ronald Correia

  Created on: July 06, 2007   Last Updated: April 07, 2012

  The idealist in me would love to argue that the electorate is fundamentally well- informed and therefore

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  by Firoze Hirjikaka

  Created on: November 25, 2008

  The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has been heralded in some quarters and

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  by Bohdan Rewko (Bo of T.O.)

  Created on: April 24, 2008   Last Updated: July 10, 2010

  Most people, if not all, vote with their heart. That is not to say that their head is not involved in

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  by Jon Coe

  Created on: July 07, 2007

  Unfortunately, I have noticed that, it is the case; People tend to vote on emotion, rather than reason!

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  by Will D. Curl

  Created on: April 29, 2008

  We interviewed The Citizen Senator from North Carolina, Mr. Open Minded, on this issue. These
  were his