A dozen Cook County judges deemed unqualified by legal organizations won reelection on Nov. 2, a result that left their opponents searching for better ways to educate city voters and strengthen Chicago’s judiciary.Two judges rated “not recommended” in a Judicial Performance Commission pilot project only barely topped the 60 percent of votes necessary to keep their jobs. Their support was stronger in the city than in the Chicago suburbs.
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November 12, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Kelvin
It doesn’t say if voters make their decision based on the chance that the vote turns out to be pivotal, but it’s safe to say that they don’t assume it.
http://today.yougov.com/news/2010/11/08/does-your-vote-count/
I actually assume that my vote is NOT pivotal, AND that the expected utility from marginally changing the election result percentages and whatever message it may send to my expected winner is greater than the expected utility from choosing the candidate I’d prefer if my vote is pivotal. I actually prefer voting for loonie bin candidates when I don’t expect my vote to be pivotal.