Polkadot vote 1954 stands at 73 percent against: what is behind the DOT DAO mandate

Since the afternoon of October 13, a proposal has been up for a vote on Polkadot's governance platform that would set a new course for the network's most important body. Referendum 1954 is titled "[Wish For Change] DOT DAO Strategy Mandate", and after a good three hours 26.8 percent of weighted votes were in favour and 73.2 percent against. In absolute terms that is 19,370 weighted DOT against 53,030. The approval rate is the clearest rejection any strategy proposal has drawn in its opening hours this year.