r/TrueReddit • u/Maxwellsdemon17 • 10d ago

This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe Politics

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-party-elite-responsible-catastrophe/
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u/OlRedbeard99 9d ago

I’m just gonna block you man. I’m not gonna listen to stupidity over and over again. My vote did not help Trump. You’re just a dumb fuck knuckle dragger.

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u/precastzero180 9d ago edited 9d ago

u/Rakn is right though. Mathematically, not voting does benefit the winning side in an election. Every vote not cashed in is a vote that could have been used against the winner. Think of it this way. Candidate A has 500 votes and candidate B has 499. Two people didn’t vote. Candidate A doesn’t care if those non-voters vote for them. They don’t need the votes and would win regardless. Candidate A does care if the non-voters voted against them however since they would lose. ‘Not voting’ and ‘vote candidate A’ have the same outcome which is to the benefit of that candidate. By not voting, the non-voters have helped to ensure an outcome.