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‘Clean Water,’ ‘Equity,’ ‘Microplastics’ and Other Words Banned in Leaked USDA Memo.
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While your point is valid in that a lot of people didn’t vote for Trump, you’re being slightly disingenuous here. Ok maybe that’s the wrong word since I don’t believe it’s malicious. But in my opinion the number of eligible voters, not the total number of US Residents is really what you should be comparing. And that number is more like 244,600,000. So while the number is still very high, it’s more like 68.4% didn’t vote for him.
I agree, those numbers are the complete population, (not only eligible voters) that's why I added the statement "Keep in mind that these are raw numbers that include everyone, including non-voters like children and felons."
In my lifetime I haven't known many people that would be considered left leaning that vote, yet I'm pretty sure everyone I've known who are conservative vote every chance they get.
I should also point out that my view comes from someone who only ever lived in vary conservative areas in the south. Hopefully this election will finally get the left out to vote more.
Plus ineligible and disenfranchised voters still have a voice and they still matter, hopefully many of them will use their voice as protests are dramatically on the rise now that people are starting to take a financial hit.
So with my experience (which is subjective) the voting numbers definitely don't represent the whole story because so many people don't vote and many more can't vote, so that is why the raw numbers give me some hope.
Also only ever lived in the Bible Belt although at least near more liberal universities. And you’re right, just because they can’t vote, doesn’t mean they aren’t affected.
And boy do I hope you’re right that this causes people to wake up.