Voter Motivation

Voters have many motivations. Some vote on the issues. They for a candidate because they share that candidate's policy positions. performance. think will produce best outcomes in office. group identities. is connected to their social group. This paper about these I address three questions. First, which of motivations, were it widespread, would be intrinsic democratic values? Second, how do motivations actual American voters affect value democracy? Third, what should individual have? argue widespread issue voting best, followed by performance voting, voting. not much contribute democracy. Their behavior makes hard achieve values. Finally, that, America an ideal democracy, reason But, non-ideal merely avoid privileged