11/17/2018
There are two words that sum it all up…low turnout…
Americans voting at 48% turnout of eligible voters is pitiful in any election but at a time when SO many voices were complaining the current party in control was going in the wrong direction…No excuses left for where we go.
In more words…half the voters did not vote and half the voters that did voted for Republicans. That makes 75% of voters who either agree with the way we are going or do not disagree enough to go vote. It means only 25% of American voters want a change.
It means we have no real change and a huge majority of Americans have actively or passively said they are good with reduced environmental regulation, dirtier water, dirtier air, warming climate, no gun regulation, not even moderate sensible gun regulation…this huge majority is OK with a vast military build-up, aggressive military action in other nations, curtailed legal immigration, an out of control budget deficit, an economy that gives most all the profit to the already very rich…
This is what the election said, it’s not unclear as in a free democracy you get what you vote for (and what you can’t bother to vote for also)…
It’s all Unicorns for now on and if you don’t want this direction I suggest your words on individual issues are better spent on creating real voter turnout participation.
This isn’t about Trump, this is about Republican policy. No matter if it is Trump, Pence, Scott Walker…whomever…if you vote in Republicans (or don’t vote and allow Republicans) you are going to get more of what is now happening. With only 25% of the voters indicating we need change I have to just say…It’s all Unicorns (and cats!) for now.