Difference between revisions of "Sympathy vote"
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(New page: a '''sympathy vote''' is a vote given in an election to a candidate because of that candidate's apparent disabilities. It is believed that up to 3% of the votes given to Barack Obama d...) |
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Revision as of 11:54, November 9, 2008
a sympathy vote is a vote given in an election to a candidate because of that candidate's apparent disabilities. It is believed that up to 3% of the votes given to Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential election was sympathy votes, enough to have determined the outcome in favour of Sen. Obama.