The majority of Americans didn’t vote for Trump. Such declarations mean nothing.
No, but a plurality did.
A plurality did not.
~77 milion out of 265 million - Trump
~75 million out of 265 million - Harris
~113 million out of 265 million - Nether
Getting a plurality of votes cast =/= a plurality of voters
It’s how fascism has risen in the past as well. Chasing a minority of voters because they can win an election should be an alarm bell.
Every democratic system should engage a high turnout and require a majority, not just a plurality.
80% turnout should be a norm.
Personally I am in favour of mandatory voting, with the caveat that the bottom of the ballot should have a “none of the above” option. Australia gets a ~90% turnout.
Single Transferable Vote is the best election method as it avoids wasted votes in multi party democracies.
You’re correct, a majority of people who voted voted for him, not a plurality. Way too many people, in any event!
Not even a majority of people who voted. A majority means >50%.
Trump received a plurality of voters who voted. Not a majority.
Thank you for the correction correction!
if we believe their counts
Personally I am in favour of mandatory voting, with the caveat that the bottom of the ballot should have a “none of the above” option.
If the difference was only 20% and the result of an election wasn’t determined by a metaphorical a coin flip, I would agree.
With the way it is right now, doubling the voting pool using uneducated or apathetic voters turns the entire thing into a game of exploiting psychological biases into creating uninformed votes. That also happens to already be the GOP’s specialty.
It’s bad now, but that could make it even worse.
