Cynical politicians rationally target gullible high-RWA voters

Evidence

So let us say, if you don’t mind, that you are a crooked, unscrupulous person who wants to win high public office. You will say whatever you have to say to get elected. Which block of voters are you going to target (besides the moderates of course), the Low RWAs or the High RWAs? — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1427

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the strategic-selection logic in Milgrom’s work on how institutions/traders choose targets based on who responds predictably.