The article that can be read in its entarity at the site address below provides a clear view of why people vote against their own best interest. The thrust of the article has to do with the current debate about national health care. Why would people vote against their own best interest? The article presents some clear, reasonable answers to that question.
"The Republicans' shock victory in the election for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts meant the Democrats lost their supermajority in the Senate. This makes it even harder for the Obama administration to get healthcare reform passed in the US.
Political scientist Dr David Runciman looks at why is there often such deep opposition to reforms that appear to be of obvious benefit to voters."
To Read the balance of this article from the BBC go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8474611.stm
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