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Originally Posted By u/HumusSapien At 2025-04-12 03:03:15 PM | Source


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[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Probably shouldn’t let the non-voters off completely.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you have any reason to think that non-voters would have broken differently than voters?

Most non-voters probably saw that their state was strongly going either R or D, and correctly assumed their vote wasn't going to make a difference.

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope, all I have is the concrete fact that they didn’t even TRY. I’m also a D in a heavily R State who knew my vote wouldn’t matter, but it does at least affect the overall count show that no, Donnie doesn’t have “overwhelming support” or a “mandate”.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If that makes you feel better, that's great. But, the rest of the world knows he does have a mandate, this is who America is now. People are just deluding themselves to try to feel better by blaming it on non-voters.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

The smallest margin of victory in American electoral history is a "mandate" now

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

I blame many of them more than the Trumpers. Trump voters are just idiots, non-voters, however, are below the idiots. Fucking assholes.