Question

usan is currently working two part-time jobs and is frustrated about the poor economy. On Election Day, she votes for every challenger on the ballot, because she feels the president and Congress are not doing enough to help her. What type of vote did she cast?

Answer 1

Pocketbook voting.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Pocketbook voting is a vote cast by voters to candidates that they think would bring financial change and progress. Pocketbook votes are motivated by financial interest and has very little to do with party identification.

• A voter with a pocketbook vote motive votes for candidates who they think would help raise the financial condition of the economy.
• Here, the voter is frustrated by the poor economy so she votes for candidates who she think will bring financial change and progress. She feels that the present president and Congress are not competent enough for financial progress.