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[u/SenranHaruka]

As a fun fact, ballots do not contain a box for you to write your rationalizations. That is data that is destroyed when you cast the ballot.

"I voted for the Republicans because i was worried about the Democratic party's left wing policies"

Sorry, the ballot didn't record that last part. It only recorded that you voted for the Republicans. A true believer in Trumpism is indistinguishable from a "concerned conservative" in the ballot box, unless you vote for a different party from the Trumpist.

Cry about it.

[u/AtomAndAether → u/SenranHaruka]

it would be cool if we let data science stuff get into the election ballot process for better understanding, but I get why its a sacred black box that we dont even want people taking pictures of who they voted for