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Thanks! EDIT: I would point out that this means that every four years, about 25% of the population picks the president. Ideally, we would be somewhere north of

Thanks! EDIT: I would point out that this means that every four years, about 25% of the population picks the president. Ideally, we would be somewhere north of 40%. This bare majority participation occurs admist one of the biggest extended and hyped media events in the world. Other countries routinely get above 60-70% participation with far less nonsense.

erichocean 6y ago
I live in California. My preferred candidates win the vote almost 100% of the time no matter if I vote or not. That's true in many, many states. Not voting is pretty rational for most people. (I still vote anyway, mostly out of habit, even though I know it makes no earthly difference whatever to the outcome.)