Given Donald Trump for almost nine months after the second -length presidency, Americans voluntarily refrained from voting in 2024. In the presidential election, they share whether they regret it.
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That’s what they say:
Note: The answers agreed with this Reddit thread. Some were edited for clarity.
1 “[I feel] Scary. I always hated politics. TJO 99% are liars who just want to collect more wealth, promising to promise everything you have to promise, whether they are going to follow. ”
“I felt that until the two countries’ systems were gone, voices don’t matter because Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same coin. Apparently, I was wrong. I didn’t expect it to be so bad. Maybe I trusted too much with checks and balancing. I’m not sure. I know it is much worse than I have ever imagined, and if I had known better, I would have done much differently. If there is another option, I will vote 100%. “
—Bobo1992011
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2. “I didn’t vote for the president. I find it difficult with all” less out of two evils. “
“However Now I feel like absolute shit And I regret this decision more than ever. I promised to never let myself let it happen. “
—JAHH198712
3. “Most of my life was politically neutral. I refused to participate in the voting system because I really didn’t.”
“With that in mind, this is the first time I feel that the axis has been moved to a place where it is no longer able to rebel against the system … I know that this time I chose the wrong choice without voting.
Now I feel the extreme level of guilt, And my fears about the fate of our economy are at the bottom of the list. I am most worried about now that there are safety of all/all ethnic or racial diversity in the US. As a white male with a good set of objective moral beliefs that has no religious or political bias, I feel that I have failed so many people. I wish there would be some way to publicly apologize to all millions of people whose lives have been or ruined in the coming months/year. I am sick in the stomach pit ”.
—Anonym
4. “I abstained. Proudly. Why? Easy: I was disgusted with everything a short one stands and represented. I couldn’t vote for that man if he was running out of the Roadkill collector. His followers are often foam shells.
“They cut their throat those spouse, I hate your neighbor. Left …. proved that he is openly hated and dangerous for the right, and I cannot be part of it. “
—Anonym
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5. “Honestly, I felt too much for things. I really had to vote, and this election opened my eyes.”
—Binotks
6. “I didn’t vote. It is impossible to have any real conversations. It is frustrating. At the moment I have removed myself from politics.”
“At the time of opposite attitudes or arguments, it turns into hatred and other topics that are not during the interview. How do I feel for my decision? The same as if I voted. Desperate and unheard of. ”
—Hamsandwich09
7. “I feel stupid …”
–Antique_can_1321
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8. “I will say, I am not voting. My state is so extraordinarily red that it doesn’t matter. Not only the president, nor many races down, don’t even have a Democratic ticket; it’s just a Republican running without opposon.”
“I struggled hard during the last voting cycle when it seemed like there was an opportunity to enter a Democrat in a legislator, asking all my friends and family members to vote. These were the nearest races we had over time and still I was like a 15% difference.”
—Twineffect
9. “I feel incredibly confirmed. Obviously, before any time before, DNC will rather destroy myself and the whole country than give the slightest distance to companies’ greed and aipac.”
“When we dive into fascism, it is important to blame the people we have chosen, whose salaries we have paid, for inability to do our job, not to blame voters. Campaign is also in earning votes. Elections exist to vote for popular ideas.
—Renegadesloth
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10. “I didn’t vote because I was really depressed and thought about something political, it seemed even more difficult. My mindset was nothing important at the time, especially when it comes to politics and government. Everything would happen despite my vote.”
“Well, as it turns out, It was important, and everything could become even more strengthened. And now that I see what’s going on, I feel worse than before, when I decided to avoid it. Now I feel I can’t avoid it. This world and America feel crazy, and that denies me that so many people do not see it. I am completely sorry that I did not vote or do my job. ”
—Ihatecats84
11. “Well, I feel quite angry that Democrats couldn’t come up with everyone to vote for.”
—Theomque72
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12. “I remember voting in the first election I could and I was so excited. I think it was Clinton and Bush. I voted regularly until I reached 30.
“I think people may forget or just don’t know how difficult it can be to take care of politics when you break, hurt and just exhausted.
—KHARNFORPRESIDENT
13. And finally, “I didn’t vote because I don’t go into any political party. I might like what to say about how to solve the problem, but there is no one for which I would only vote.”
“Actually, I have never been involved in politics. I have come from a country where there is so much corruption that no matter who you vote, because whenever they are, all they do is steal money and run.
Still, I will say, These elections and what is happening now with your colleagues LatinosSo I’m. “
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