THIS is why we can't have nice things...

[kpete]

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R ......for truth...

Though I'm not totally sure about the exact numbers, I know that far too many people sat that one out.

[Gothmog]

2. Agreed

[n2doc]

3. Yep n/t

[In_The_Wind]

4. We voted!

Mr In_The_Wind and I both voted for Clinton.

[lostnfound]

5. Turnout was 58% in 2008. Why?

How much of it was voter suppression and how much was voter enthusiasm?

[DetlefK]

6. So, measured by popular vote, Trump came in 3rd place?

[world wide wally]

7. That is totally unacceptable that half of the people in this country didn't vote.

They could McLain (and we buy into it) that it would s because they don't like the candidates rather than facing the problem and figuring out what to do. See what we end up with just because you wanted the red convertible that comes with a pony?
Sorry, that wasn't offered.

[SamKnause]

8. The 46.9% may have voted for Trump.

A percentage are not allowed to vote because they are felons. (I disagree vehemently that

they have permanently lost their right to vote).

The #1 reason we can't have nice things is because our government has

enabled corporations to control the government.

We the people have very little say in our governance.

If only half of the 46.9% voted for Republicans or Tea Party Republicans

we would have zero say in our governance.

Their goal is a Corporate Controlled Christian Theocracy.

[Orsino]

9. I wonder how many non-voters would have been able to clear all the hurdles to registration...

...and showing up to vote. Most, I would assume...but our government couldn't make it much clearer that they'd really rather we didn't vote at all.

I get that many people are too discouraged to bother, but I don't understand why there aren't a lot more people trying than there are.

[disillusioned73]

10. Yup..

a whole bunch of left leaning folks have'nt been brought into the fold yet..

[shanny]

11. Learned helplessness. eom

[Botany]

12. People not voting was and has been the goal of republicans for years ....

.... and no doubt the Russians/Team Trump also fed into the "both sides are bad"
meme so why bother voting?

[raven mad]

13. Crying.

I voted. City, Borough, State and National.

[FLPanhandle]

14. Some people like Colin Kaepernick not only didn't vote but encouraged others not to vote.

In the run-up to the 2016 election, Kaepernick repeatedly made it clear he didn't approve of either President-elect Donald Trump or Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. On Election Day, Kaepernick said he would not be voting and followed through on that promise.

On Wednesday, Kaepernick told Arizona reporters on a conference call that it "didn't matter" who won the election because neither candidate was a good choice."
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