• Eezyville
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    4 days ago

    Now, just for funsies, what is the percentage of Black men who chose not to vote, and by acclimation, and I use that word charitably, didn’t vote for Harris thereby giving their missing Harris vote to Trump?

    How exactly do you give a missing vote to Trump? If they didn’t vote then neither candidate got that vote.

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      3 days ago

      A non-vote is exactly the same as voting for the winner.

      If you would have voted for the winner, then not voting didn’t matter because your candidate won anyway.

      If you would have voted for the loser, then your non-vote reduced the chance for your candidate to win; which mathematically in a FPTP system means it increased the chance for your opponent to win.

      Though, it is one way to always be on the winning team. /s