If an idea can win despite it being opposed by majority, then the system is not very democratic. (But US is a plutocracy, so it's not surprising to me.) But if

If an idea can win despite it being opposed by majority, then the system is not very democratic. (But US is a plutocracy, so it's not surprising to me.) But if the system is not democratic, how is what a large portion of people think even relevant? Under such circumstances, people are not voters, it's a sham. Blaming them for the outcome is at best unhelpful and patronizing.