>Are you saying that if all eligible voters were forced to vote, Trump may have lost the popular vote?

I've recently heard a commentary by a man with PhD in international relations* about why has Trump won the elections.

Specialist said that a lot of people who would have voted against Trump didn't vote. That was due to many grave mistakes made by the democrats.

Usually when populists win, it's because the other side blatantly ignores some public issues. This time it was economic hardships, immigration/border control.

There is also the long trend of turning away from the working class and focusing on protecting/supporting the DEI people instead. The working class might feel betrayed and vote against them instead.

"The cost of hubris" - as one of the Minmatar militia missions from Eve online was called.