In the USA voter turnout is 50-60%, and the winning party often gets less than half the votes. So actual support for the ruling party is often less than 25%. And that’s without counting the millions who aren’t allowed to vote.
Yet that doesn’t seem to lessen the power of the government.
Agreed. People still essentially consent to a form of ‘minority rule’.
If more people viewed it through the lens of 25% support, might get greater participation.
In the USA voter turnout is 50-60%, and the winning party often gets less than half the votes. So actual support for the ruling party is often less than 25%. And that’s without counting the millions who aren’t allowed to vote.
Yet that doesn’t seem to lessen the power of the government.
Agreed. People still essentially consent to a form of ‘minority rule’. If more people viewed it through the lens of 25% support, might get greater participation.