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leftstreet

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8. Half the eligible people don't vote

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 25, 2023, 10:59 PM

Oct 2023

If you're saying 1/4 or less of the eligible voting population elects politicians, that would be correct. (Far, far fewer in midterm elections)

No one knows what half the country even thinks

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