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[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 71 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

55% of the vote, 20% of the population. Democrats stayed home.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 12 points 2 weeks ago

55% of the electorate who care which is sorta more sad sounding.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

...rather presumptuous that non-voters were democrats...

[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Compared to last election, several million were people who recently voted Democrat, yes.

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

About 16 million, I believe.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Stayed home, or had their votes discarded because of hanging chads? We'll never know because there was no challenge issued.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

Confront reality, please. Harris couldn't replicate past voter turnout because she made no wide, progressive promises like Medicare for All, which the working class loves.