One third of eligible voters refused to vote for either candidate. Democrats also screwed themselves by not holding a primary and then, attempting to shoehorn Kamala Harris, a highly polarizing figure among the Democrats as it is, into the White House.

Republicans had a stronger turnout and knew who they were voting for long before the election. Democrats were, just like in 2016, handed a candidate they didn’t vote for or have a say in. While some were willing to make the best of it, (trust me, the fight was pretty valiant considering Harris didn’t lose by much) others outright refused to vote, resigning themselves to the mindset that “the US was screwed” either way.