How Eligible Voters Who Don't Vote Could Instead Determine the US Election [OC]

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dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 1y

Absurd to exclude Texas, which would almost certainly go blue if all eligible voters voted. It goes a long way toward explaining why the GOP pushes so hard to limit voting here.

Blaze@lemmy.cafe · 8 pts · 1y

Nice to see some OC here!

James_Fortis@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Sources:

Tool: Microsoft Excel

BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Useful to be reminded how many people don't vote. The polls are always about likely voters; they don't include those who won't vote. So the 50:50 split is a nonsense; neither party likely has more than 1/3 of the electorate behind them, with a whole 1/3 disengaged from the whole thing.