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Summary

The recent U.S. election saw a significant Democratic underperformance, with Kamala Harris drawing 1.4 million fewer votes than Joe Biden in 2020, while Donald Trump gained 1.1 million additional votes.

Nationally, Democrats lost more votes than Republicans gained, but in key swing states like Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, Trump’s gains outpaced Harris’s losses, securing his victory.

In many counties, Democratic votes dropped sharply even where Republican gains were modest.

Higher turnout in swing states, driven by Trump supporters, was a crucial factor in his win.

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[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

I have yet to get a positive on this...Does anyone know anyone that sat this election out personally? I'm not judging, I just want to hear someone say yes.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yep, talked to an old coworker from GA the day before. Got "neither party will help me". Doesn't take the threat from Trump seriously. I won't be talking to that person again.

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

Thanks...see my comment above.

I kept getting the internet stories regurgitated at me rather than first hand knowledge. It's statistically unlikely out of the 50-100 Democrats I know, none of them sat this out. It's 1 in 7 by last count, I should know someone...

Anyway, thanks for proving me wrong.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

The biggest and most painful lesson I've learned this week is that the average American is a bad person, even within my friends and family. Being a decent human being in America is an exception. They knew and didn't care. The ones who sat out and the ones who voted for this truly deserve all the pain coming their way.

[–] IMongoose@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

It seems really localized. My county had almost 80% of registered voters vote, which seems crazy high to me.

[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yes a few of my male friends did. One was typical genx "meh" and the others just hated Kamala because she's a woman. Honestly it's disgusting.

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Thanks. Ok...I guess we did sit this one out. I was hoping I could bank on election fraud over the US being a giant turd of indifference...but alas.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Yep, although he was gonna vote for Trump, so…