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throwaway85825yesterday at 2:28 PM1 replyview on HN

It's because he was elected with a historically low % of the vote. Few wanted him at the election, few want him now.


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9JollyOtteryesterday at 3:11 PM

Most don't want any of the options presented to them. Almost all the parties don't really serve the electorate, so a large number of people are abstaining.

I appreciate this in an anecdotal but I've spoken to quite a few people I know in my family, that saw it as their civil duty to vote and they told all told me some variation of "there is nobody worth voting for", "I don't think it matters who I vote for".

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