Many eligible voters felt their vote wouldn't matter due to the electoral college system, especially in safely blue or red states, leading to significant abstention.
A 60-year-old software developer from Boston expressed heartache over Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's stance on Gaza, feeling his vote was inconsequential due to the electoral college.
Previous Democratic voters abstained this year for reasons including dissatisfaction with the Harris campaign's policies, emphasizing that they would vote if they were in swing states.
A 40-year-old carpenter noted his previous voting enthusiasm in Arizona but chose not to vote in 2024 because he felt his vote wouldn't change the outcome.
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