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The real problem is over 50% of the voting age population just doesn't vote
And part of that problem is that the aforementioned group of people deliberately make it harder to vote so that it comes down to whoever they can get more outraged. And guess what kind of people get more outraged?
Most recent election in Suffolk County, NY - 1.1M eligible voters. 277K votes cast. Barely a 25% voter turnout. Source: https://www.elections.ny.gov/EnrollmentCounty.html https://projects.newsday.com/voters-guide/results/long-island-voters-guide-november-7-2023-general-election
67% of eligible voters voted in 2020
But much closer to 60% from 2004-2016, and below 60% before that. See turnout statistics. Definitely more than 50% of eligible population typically voting, though.
In presidential elections. Midterms, where people are still elected to Congress, and state and local elections, are also important but see far lower turnout.
2022 turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm election was over 50% was in the 1910s.
I live in Oklahoma, and this is most of the answer.
The reason for that is it's intentionally difficult to vote if you have a job. A lot of managers won't give you time even if they are supposed to. The polling places are typically churches, or old folks homes. My polling place is a nursing home, and every time I vote, there is a line of people who can barely remember their own name getting ready to vote, and it's easy for them because they live there.
And what make you think that 50% would vote the way you want them to? Remember that people are fucking retarded. End of thought.
The problem is you're lying.
In the last congressional election voter turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm was higher than 50% was in the 1910s.
You said people won't vote, you can't pick and choose when they do vote in higher numbers than you're saying in presidential elections.
So I didn't make the comment that you initially replied to. I was only offering some data that showed there are a lot of national elections where voter turnout was less than half. It's true that presidential elections have a higher turnout than midterm but all of the house and ⅓ of the Senate are voted on in every midterm. They're incredibly important and it's a fact that less than half of eligible Americans turn out for those elections.
Last time I checked, senator Markwayne Mullin was not voted in as president.