• dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      Around 36% of voters there went for Biden, and only a 46% turnout. So a lot of people who didn’t vote for Trump.

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        9 months ago

        Rightly or wrongly, non-voters are irrelevant in a democracy.

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          9 months ago

          They aren’t irrelevant. They can be mobilized, and their turnout made the difference in Georgia and Arizona flipping blue. Some are apathetic, but others would vote if they had transportation, time off work, childcare, were informed about what interests of theirs were at stake