[redler]

…of the 63% who bothered themselves to vote.

[foobarchu]

No sympathy for them this time, they knew what they were doing.

[laidoffamazon]

This argument no longer holds much water, since this election was only beat by 2020 in terms of turnout and even that was very marginal.

[jncfhnb]

Remember that around 80% of the population lives in states that effectively render their votes worthless because of the electoral college.

[cratermoon]

... or weren't purged from the voter rolls or were otherwise prevented from voting.

[throwaway5292]

What's the point in voting? My district boundaries were redrawn to ensure my vote isn't heard.

[nradov]

You have the option of voting for a third party candidate. They won't win, but over multiple election cycles this increases the odds that a third party could eventually present a credible alternative.

[umanwizard]

Increases the odds from 0.00001% to 0.00002%.

[chillfox]

In a democracy anyone wo doesn't vote should be considered to have voted for the winner as they were equally OK with any outcome.

[ty6853]

In most states the electoral college representatives are not meaningfully bound to the vote as popularly voted. It is more of a cast for a suggestion, and they have on many occasions voted a different way in the college which is the real vote for president.

[umanwizard]

Perhaps, but the US isn't a functioning democracy.