I too thought the election was in the D bag. I didn't factor the possibility of a lower voter turnout.

Anyways, my hypothesis is that 30% of Americans really do not want a democracy and they believe they will be on top of a new pecking order.

The Orwell Ratio says that 2% run the show, 13% support the 2%, and 85% are left destitute. That is humanity's historical social order. We are "going back to our nature."