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redler | 1 year ago

…of the 63% who bothered themselves to vote.

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foobarchu|1 year ago

No sympathy for them this time, they knew what they were doing.

laidoffamazon|1 year ago

This argument no longer holds much water, since this election was only beat by 2020 in terms of turnout and even that was very marginal.

jncfhnb|1 year ago

Remember that around 80% of the population lives in states that effectively render their votes worthless because of the electoral college.

cratermoon|1 year ago

... or weren't purged from the voter rolls or were otherwise prevented from voting.

throwaway5292|1 year ago

What's the point in voting? My district boundaries were redrawn to ensure my vote isn't heard.

nradov|1 year ago

You have the option of voting for a third party candidate. They won't win, but over multiple election cycles this increases the odds that a third party could eventually present a credible alternative.

chillfox|1 year ago

In a democracy anyone wo doesn't vote should be considered to have voted for the winner as they were equally OK with any outcome.

ty6853|1 year ago

In most states the electoral college representatives are not meaningfully bound to the vote as popularly voted. It is more of a cast for a suggestion, and they have on many occasions voted a different way in the college which is the real vote for president.

umanwizard|1 year ago

Perhaps, but the US isn't a functioning democracy.