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# The Power of No: Why Most Vote Against Candidates Rather than For Them
- URL: https://ivn.us/power-no-why-most-vote-against-candidates-rather-them-2024-10-29/
- Published: 2024-10-29T14:11:34.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-29T14:32:19.000Z
- Description: Negative voting - where voters cast ballots in opposition of a candidate rather than for one - has almost doubled in the last 20 years.
- Author: Dan Sally
- Tags: Opinion

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Negative voting - where voters cast ballots in opposition of a candidate rather than for one - has almost doubled in the last 20 years. In this episode of Middleweight Politics, Shawn and Dan discuss the economic drivers behind it, how a non-responsive government fuels voter cynicism, and ways we can fix it.