Some of it was voter suppression. And not just the overt kind but also things like voting on a weekday and hour long queues when in most civilized countries voting takes less than half an hour total including wait time even at the busiest times of day.
Yes, but he actually has a net positive approval rating amongst Americans at the moment. That will probably wane a bit, currently people perceive him as delivering on his campaign promises through the executive orders.
Didn’t trump win with about 27% of the population voting for him?
Why didn’t more people vote then when it was public knowledge that this could be there result?
Some of it was voter suppression. And not just the overt kind but also things like voting on a weekday and hour long queues when in most civilized countries voting takes less than half an hour total including wait time even at the busiest times of day.
But more people did vote, as evidenced by @JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works’s post here.
Turnout was one of the highest at 64%. (2020 was the highest recently at 66%) It’s hard to get everyone to do anything.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-11-15/how-many-people-didnt-vote-in-the-2024-election
Looks like all we need is a civil war or threat of civil war to get people to the polls, since the last time it was higher was the mid-1800s…
Yes, but he actually has a net positive approval rating amongst Americans at the moment. That will probably wane a bit, currently people perceive him as delivering on his campaign promises through the executive orders.