Us. Pop 325 million people, 23 percent of the population are minors. We also have a large non citizen population. Then you have the fact that in American culture many don't vote (such as myself) anywhere because of not feeling like it, to a form of protest etc. Am I really going to believe so many people voted. 160 million out of a supposed 230 million during an epidemic for 2 unpopular candidates shattering the all time record?
This election so far has just over 142 million votes cast... (they are still counting)
There were in 2018; 153,066,000 registered voters in the United States. In 2020 there are more, although I don't have the number.
You are correct though, very few are actually sitting this election out if the tally is to be believed - but for sake of fairness, this was probably the most important election since Lincoln's election just prior to the civil war...
The reason is because it will decide our nations fate, how we will go forward from here.
Will we be peacekeepers in the world at large and largely stay out of the politics of other nations (thus avoiding unnecessary wars) while keeping a strong military for all just in case factors - not bowing down to evil men?
Will we be a nation with borders or will we hand over our national sovereignty to a small group of individuals like England did with the E.U.? No longer in control of major laws such as the right to bear arms and the number of immigrants we accept, deciding for ourselves which ones to accept...
Will we overrule the two party system and set up the perfect storm for single party rule?
Will we interpret laws according to the intent of those who wrote them or will we interpret it according to whatever we want it to mean?
The fossil fuel industry is 10% of our GDP... Will we allow that to be destroyed and become energy dependant on other nations? Or will we foster an environment that allows that to flourish?
Will we kowtow to China and watch them take our place on the global stage? Help them as they steal our industry, our copyrights and destroy our middle class?
The health care industry in this nation is 15% of our nations economy... Will we raise everyone's taxes in order to cover a state run healthcare system? How good does anyone suppose that will be when the government can't even provide decent health care to veterans... ?
These are just a few of the major issues, and this is an election, probably the last election, that will decide and set up for many of these issues.
They had already started, all their dreams of a destroyed America was within their grasp, then we elected Trump to stop it, and stop it he did so long as he was in office...
We won't be able to stop it now... Biden represents the end of our nation as we have known it.
So, two candidates who are reasonably disliked or not, this election was going to have turn out because all of us knew what this meant.
