>we need some sort of poll test to make sure people are educated on issues before voting We've decided to go the opposite direction. The US media, celebrities,

>we need some sort of poll test to make sure people are educated on issues before voting We've decided to go the opposite direction. The US media, celebrities, big companies, etc. have all decided that a huge low-information voter turnout > smaller but better informed voter turnout. Indeed, apparently democracy is better when everyone participates, regardless of whether a vast amount of those people have the slightest iota of what they're participating about.