I’m beginning to think that not quite as many “sat it out “ but maybe their votes were removed, or not counted.
Many people I know said something similar, except that they felt something “evil” attacking them. I personally get that feeling from many of them including the MSM pimps. They seem to have evil oozing out of them.
There are millions more new voters every prez election cycle who eagerly look forward to a bigger government. The conservative message of not relying on government carries no weight with them. They want things, and they want them from other people. Asking them to rely on themselves doesn't work anymore.