The post-logic election year – Does anybody vote rationally?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 21 February 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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It’s a massive election year, with billions voting worldwide. But will those casting votes do so logically? Has voter psychology changed in recent years? And what can be learned from it? To find out, Jacob Jarvis talks to Dr Sandra Obradovic, associate researcher at the Electoral Psychology Observatory to find out. • “Some see voting as something that upholds democracy and connects you with society at large. It is not an individual activity, it’s one that makes you a citizen.” – Dr Sandra Obradovic • “We’re moving away from this ‘rational actor’ assumption and acknowledging that reasoning and emotions interlink in the context of politics.” – Dr Sandra Obradovic • “We’re much more distrusting of politicians and political institutions, even within our own camps.” – Dr Sandra Obradovic www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Podmasters managing editor Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:25.0	In a recent bunker episode, I spoke to UCL's Thomas Gift, who suggested perhaps we are in a post-logic era when it comes to electoral politics.
1:34.3	That phrase post-logic stuck with me.
1:37.3	Billions of people are eligible to vote this year and I'd like to believe they're thinking
1:40.9	hard about their decisions, but perhaps I'm being naive. Do we vote
1:45.7	logically and have we ever voted logically? I'm Jacob Jarvis and here to discuss this with me is
1:51.6	Dr Sandra Obradovich, an associate researcher of the Electoral Psychology Observatory.
1:57.0	Thank you for joining me Sandra.
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