> there were only 537 votes difference in Florida between Bush and Gore in 2000 I think you're missing the point, which is that neither candidate was truly rep

> there were only 537 votes difference in Florida between Bush and Gore in 2000 I think you're missing the point, which is that neither candidate was truly representative of the public interest. Just like neither Biden nor Trump is truly representative of the public interest. People hold their nose and vote for the lesser evil, but that's not what people want. The OP said "it probably averages out that half time you're not getting who you vote for and the the other half of the time you're not getting what you voted for". In other words, even if your candidate wins, you lose.