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Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant
That's by design. That's why America doesn't have compulsory voting; both sides are afraid that they aren't the real majority, and that if everyone votes they would lose.
They don't want swing voters to matter. That would require moderation of policies.
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I think it's just human nature. Once someone's voted for a certain side, it's difficult for them to decide they were wrong and vote for the other side. At most, they can give up on their own side and just stay home.
As a result, swing voters are few and, more importantly, diverse. There is no one group of swing voters you can sway with a particular promise or set of promises, so they're not really worth fighting for.