Also, more than a third of people sit home on national election day. Which is the highest rate of attendance of any election. State and local elections get an even smaller portion of the electorate.
It’s not that they choose this, it’s that they choose not to oppose it.
Even that I think can partially be explained by people feeling in their gut that their vote won’t change anything about their situation. Might be wrong, but you look at something like Obama winning which did have some positive effects, but not the hope and change people were expecting.
Also, more than a third of people sit home on national election day. Which is the highest rate of attendance of any election. State and local elections get an even smaller portion of the electorate.
It’s not that they choose this, it’s that they choose not to oppose it.
Even that I think can partially be explained by people feeling in their gut that their vote won’t change anything about their situation. Might be wrong, but you look at something like Obama winning which did have some positive effects, but not the hope and change people were expecting.