One clarification: Not > 1/2 population, rather >1/2 voter turnout (about 64%) so about one third total population. They are a loud, stupid minority, but they show up to vote.
Right, probably slightly oversimplified.
But just because 36% did not vote, doesn’t mean they would all vote against Trump (well they didn’t vote, so…)
A good chunk of them still support (or supported at he time of the election) Trump. And the fact that they didn’t vote is also concerning in this important election (now especially in hindsight, but also at the time). Even as European it was extremely clear that everyone that doesn’t support Trump had to vote (the lesser evil), yet for some reason they didn’t. Because of reasons I just cannot fathom (as the result was and now is clear).
One clarification: Not > 1/2 population, rather >1/2 voter turnout (about 64%) so about one third total population. They are a loud, stupid minority, but they show up to vote.
Right, probably slightly oversimplified. But just because 36% did not vote, doesn’t mean they would all vote against Trump (well they didn’t vote, so…) A good chunk of them still support (or supported at he time of the election) Trump. And the fact that they didn’t vote is also concerning in this important election (now especially in hindsight, but also at the time). Even as European it was extremely clear that everyone that doesn’t support Trump had to vote (the lesser evil), yet for some reason they didn’t. Because of reasons I just cannot fathom (as the result was and now is clear).