Conscentia wrote:Lady Scylla wrote:If people are taking memes seriously when determining such decisions, that's just sheer stupidity.
They don't have to take the memes seriously. I doubt anyone's seeing a meme and being like "LOL! I'm so voting for this guy!", however memes could influence people through habituation - people will find candidates to which they're exposed repeatedly less objectionable. Although, that's alone isn't likely to sway people and I doubt it's a significant factor.
You underestimate people's stupidity.