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Actually, about 31% of the voters blew it. There were ~245M eligible voters and ~77M cast the deciding vote. My faith in American "democracy" has faded signifi
by pstuart 2y ago
Actually, about 31% of the voters blew it. There were ~245M eligible voters and ~77M cast the deciding vote.
My faith in American "democracy" has faded significantly.
edit: fix the vote count.
- apetresc 2y agoIf they didn't vote, they are, by definition, not "voters".
- pstuart 2y agoI prefaced it with eligible which sets the context for the outcome, i.e., what kind of "mandate" is implied by the outcome.
- BeFlatXIII 2y agoThat would make it well over half of eligible voters who blew it. Those who chose incorrectly as well as those who chose no vote at all.
- ungreased0675 2y agoI wonder if you can appreciate just how arrogant that sounds. Even if you disagree, people generally have reasons they act the way they do.
- mcphage 2y agoI’m sorry, are you saying that a decision is correct because it is popular?
- pstuart 2y agoFeel free to school me on all the valid reasons they had. Just bear in mind that I have no love for the opposing party either, I just consider them the lesser of two evils. I don't feel arrogant about this, I feel depressed and angry.