This is absolutely true. I know a few people (more than one!) who were persuaded by family mostly, to vote all one way. I hate party affiliation and voting based solely on it, and these people were bribed, one with lunch and a tank of gas from her dad, to vote all for one party (in this case, if you were wondering, was republican). So many people I talked to did not know why they were going to vote a certain way, but they knew who they were going to vote for! -edit- I liked these statements, so I added them for emphasis.