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By your metric, nobody has won the popular vote in 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000, 96, 92, 88, 84, 80, etc. either.

• losteric 9y ago
  That's right. We're chronic non-voters that are blind to the significance of that block.
  • croon 9y ago
    To add a comparison to your point, in the last election in Sweden, 85.8% of the voting-age population voted. A few key differences: * Everyone is already registered to vote (through IRS equivalent records) * It's always on a Sunday * Everyone gets a letter home in advance telling them where to go to vote (60% usually do this), or how to mail-in vote. * Identification is handled either through ID/drivers license, OR someone with a valid ID vouching for your identity. * There are 8+ parties to vote from, and you get parliament representation if your newly created party gets 4% of votes.