• @some_designer_dude@lemmy.world
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      1211 months ago

      You need to factor effects from gerrymandering and other forms of vote suppression. I think there’s a lot of wealth trapped in the hands of a few very shitty people, which has allowed them to shape / distort perceptions of just how “popular” their values really are.

    • AlexisFR
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      511 months ago

      With the way American elections are setup, I’m expecting a lot of non voters didn’t have had a choice…

    • ConditionOverload
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      411 months ago

      Well there’s also a lot of people that can’t vote because they can’t afford to take time off work, especially if they can’t mail in their votes.

    • @Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.ml
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      311 months ago

      Remember that a lot of people couldn’t vote. Either because of voter registration rolls getting purged or disenfranchisement from a criminal charge.