We Let The Idiots Vote Too

This is so fucked I think I need a Valium®. People are so sophisticated and knowledgable about candidates that they'll vote for the first one they see on the ballot?

ARGH!!!1!! Pull hair. Stomp feet.

According to a new study, "candidates listed first on the ballot get about two percentage points more votes on average than they would have if they had been listed later (flipping a 49 to 51 defeat into a 51 to 49 victory)," reports the New York Times. Additionally, in half the races studied, "the advantage of first place is even bigger -- certainly big enough to win some elections these days."

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