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[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He had a plurality of the vote; 42% of those that voted, voted for him. Voter turnout was about 65%. Voter registration was 74%.

Quick math, what's 42% of 65% of 75% of the voting populace?

Most of us didn't vote for him. Most of us that voted didn't vote for him.

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Voter turnout was about 65%. Voter registration was 74%.

So the majority of Americans either voted for him or were complicit.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He got 42% of the vote. That means that 58% did not vote for him. I don't know why this is so difficult for y'all to understand.

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes but by your own stats a large portion of that 58% were complicit. So the majority either voted for him or were complicit (by not voting). This is literally the implication of the stats you are giving right now.

[–] Arcadeep@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you intentionally missing the point, or is your reading comprehension even lower than the average American's? The person you're responding to said only 42% of the people WHO DID VOTE, voted for Trump, which means that 58% of people who DID VOTE voted for someone else

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago

Your missing the point. Im saying the people who DID NOT vote are complicit and they plus Trump voters make up the majority. This shouldn't be a hard concept to understand

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, literally the thing I posted is that of the people that voted, 58% voted for "not trump"

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

You’re missing the point. Trump voters + non-voters = the majority of Americans. Is that really so hard to understand?