During the 2022 midterms only 52.2% of the eligible population actually voted, meaning roughly 26% of the population in either bourgeoise political party determine the course of political economical development of the entire nation, which means roughly 65-70 million voting-age Americans out of 333 million total americans plus other non-citizen residents
Doesn’t the average US citizen not vote or vote for a minor party candidate in most presidential elections?
Yes and they’re all tankies
I think a plurality don’t vote, which isn’t quite as dire but still pretty grim in terms of popular participation
During the 2022 midterms only 52.2% of the eligible population actually voted, meaning roughly 26% of the population in either bourgeoise political party determine the course of political economical development of the entire nation, which means roughly 65-70 million voting-age Americans out of 333 million total americans plus other non-citizen residents