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Originally Posted by jaysay
I studied voting patterns in Ossy over many years Margaret, an although some do vote on party lines, come-what-may, others certainly don't, that's the reason Britcliffe has never even come close to losing his St Andrews ward seat since he first won it in 1983, people vote for Peter not for Party, same with Brian Walmsley, both their roots are in Ossy, and that stands for a lot in local politics
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Yes, you are right Jaysay...people do also vote for personalities regardless of whether they are the right person for the job.....and that is as bad as voting purely on the party banner......no, it is worse.
These voters do not look at the issues and use their cognitive thought processes to come up with a vote for the appropriate candidate....they vote with their emotions.......and communities pay the price for this.
I have no research which backs up what I say, my views are based on anecdotal evidence.