The percentage of eligible voters (not total population) who selected Trump is somewhere around 26/27%, but more importantly, in a democracy, not voting is also a decision one needs to take responsibility for.
Re:Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @09:06AM
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> in a democracy, not voting is also a decision one needs to take responsibility for.
Yes, but it's a different decision than voting for candidate X. Facts matter in criticism.
Re:Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
by jbmorgado on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @08:00AM
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Are you actually putting newborn children in the mix to pretend that only 19% of Americans wanted Trump there?
Re:Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @09:09AM
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Since newborn children are Americans, they were in the mix from the time the claim was made that nearly half of Americans voted Trump into office. Setting the correct universe of comparison is the responsibility of the person making the claim.
Of course, even if you mean "Americans eligible to vote" or the slightly smaller number of "Americans registered to vote", the claim still isn't even approximately true.
Re:Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
by dredmorbius on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @03:02PM
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That is 19% of the total population. Reliable sources inform me that this may in fact be significantly less than half of all Americans.
The notion of the nutcase fringe in politics has been around for a while -- there's about 20% of the vote you've got to be very aware of. Where other voters are insufficiently motivated, or actively discouraged by various means (voter suppression efforts, media, uninspiring candidates), the fringe can win.
That said, there's a range of types throughout the country, and a worrying fraction are worrying. Or worse.