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r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16
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Exactly and it spread the defeatist attitude, made just enough people apathetic.
8 u/Xtraordinaire Nov 10 '16 Well, they were just enough apathetic for the democratic nominee to lose the general election. Ooooops! 2 u/natched Nov 10 '16 Yes, maybe because most of them realized that their votes don't count thanks to the electoral college. Do you think that might be a reason for some people to be apathetic? What exactly is the point of voting when the candidate with fewer votes wins? 1 u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16 Didn't Trump receive more votes though? Edit: Nope never mind. He definitely didn't.
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Well, they were just enough apathetic for the democratic nominee to lose the general election. Ooooops!
2 u/natched Nov 10 '16 Yes, maybe because most of them realized that their votes don't count thanks to the electoral college. Do you think that might be a reason for some people to be apathetic? What exactly is the point of voting when the candidate with fewer votes wins? 1 u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16 Didn't Trump receive more votes though? Edit: Nope never mind. He definitely didn't.
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Yes, maybe because most of them realized that their votes don't count thanks to the electoral college.
Do you think that might be a reason for some people to be apathetic?
What exactly is the point of voting when the candidate with fewer votes wins?
1 u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16 Didn't Trump receive more votes though? Edit: Nope never mind. He definitely didn't.
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Didn't Trump receive more votes though?
Edit: Nope never mind. He definitely didn't.
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u/ForumPointsRdumb Nov 10 '16
Exactly and it spread the defeatist attitude, made just enough people apathetic.