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A lot of nonvoters are mad at the election results. If only there were something they could have done!
A lot of nonvoters are mad at the election results. If only there were something they could have done!
Of America's 320 million-odd residents, only about three-quarters are eligible to vote (mostly because they're over the age of 18). Of the group that could vote in the presidential election, the U.S. Election Project's Michael McDonald estimates that about 58.1 percent did - meaning that 41.9 percent of eligible Americans didn't vote last week.
washingtonpost.com




Almost HALF of registered voters in the United States did not vote. Could you imagine?!
It will be a curious thing to see how they respond to the policies of the incoming adminsitration. There is vote shaming enough for those of us that did vote, but what to do with those that couldn't be bothered to use their vote? What goes beyond shame?
Eh, it doesn't really matter what the answer is. We're on the railroad to hell and all the gates for cross traffic are down. It's toot-toot-toot-aw-shit.
Here is to the hope that there is something left once we get to the other side, something worth actually saving.
Its too bad there wasn't a progressive option this year..
Far left/right candidates don't have broad appeal, which is needed for elections on the national level, but HRC was pretty damn progressive, IMO.
Nope.
Excellent rebuttal.
Lmao. Thanks!
Pardon my rant pants moment, but WTH, Merika. The very LEAST a liberal democratic system asks of you is to show up at a ballot once every few years, the very LEAST, and yet this complacent attitude to what might come? ((Sighs))