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Outnumbered by 88 million, really. More than a third sat at home, fine with the current state of affairs.
If "did not vote" was a candidate, it would win almost every election... :(
That's not how it works though. Not voting effectively means supporting the candidate who won. It is NOT neutral. It is not saying "I don't want either candidate" (that's not possible, or maybe only by moving out of the country or taking another citizenship) but in contrary saying "I am totally fine with either candidate and support the one the majority of everyone else supports". If you're saying "both are equally good/bad" you have to vote randomly (but that's unrealistic, there is always a small favor to one or another candidate).
Just imagine the non voter would have voted randomly. If it would have been the winning candidate it wouldn't have changed anything. If it would have been the losing candidate it would make a difference. So by not voting instead of voting randomly one effectively supported the winner.
Or it's saying "My vote was surpressed". They couldn't get time off, they're too tired from work, there aren't enough polling places, polling stations aren't open at the correct hours, they have more immediate problems to solve, the waiting times are too long, etc...
Don't forget "purged from the voter roles" "registration inexplicably changed/deleted" and other fun beurocratic nonsense also used to surpress votes
There is something to be said for disenfranchisement... but the solution to it isnt to give up, it's to fight back and demand the voice youre owed.