• Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    People appointed by an elected official are the consequences of the election that installed that official. Thus, the 30% that did not vote were in effect, indirectly responsibe for the HHS secretary appointment.

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      19 hours ago

      Thus, the 30% that did not vote were in effect, indirectly responsibe

      You’re assuming this 30% would default to the second place candidate. If they split their vote, it’s a wash. If they all vote third party, its a wash. Hell, if they reinforce the EC margins in big blue states, its a wash.

      Our winner take all system deliberately marginalizes fringe positions. The only way this 30% matters is if they voted for Harris in exclusively Red States in sufficient quantities to flip those states.

      Beto played this game in Texas and lost, repeatedly. It turns out that Republicans can also activate idle voters, and at a pace that’s faster than their liberal peers.

      Meanwhile, Harris underperformed other Democrats in purple/blue states, suggesting she just ran a bad campaign