More people voted for Trump, but it wasn't half the country. There were a lot of people that did not vote at all. The most accurate would be to say that nearly half of the votes cast went for Trump. That is not half the country
I hear people say this in various forms. No vote is still a vote kind of concept.
If anything it was the 1.6% of votes that went to other candidates that could be seen as a spoiler. You'd have to say that all of that 1.6% would have gone to Harris for it to have been a spoiler though, and I doubt that's the case.
what an ignorant comment. you can be upset that voter turn out is low, but to say people don't count is just knee jerk reaction that does not engage the people that didn't vote into positive conversations about voting in future elections.
Trump: 77,168,458 votes (49.9%)
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqne...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/president-re...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/...
More people voted for Trump, but it wasn't half the country. There were a lot of people that did not vote at all. The most accurate would be to say that nearly half of the votes cast went for Trump. That is not half the country