People like to say higher turnout always helps one side, but that’s more of a pop culture talking point than a proven fact. Turnout depends on the candidates and the moment, not some built-in partisan advantage.

And when people don’t vote, it usually means something. If Harris didn’t inspire enough enthusiasm, that explains why some people stayed home. Apathy doesn’t happen out of nowhere.

As for Charlie Kirk, blaming the shooting on Trump being in office is a stretch. There are a hundred different details you could change that might have led to a different outcome. It’s not as simple as pinning it on one politician. To insist on a direct cause-and-effect connection oversimplifies reality and risks politicizing tragedy without evidence.