Hailey, you know your stuff. And you know more than me.... and it's not my place to comment on American politics..... I'm not American.... although oddly, Australia is sometimes seen to be the 51st state of America... the only thing I will say is that, yes, only 50 per cent of Americans vote.... compulsory, in our country.... and our poltitical history over the last decade is laughable... have a look at how many Prime Minsiters we've had in that time. They eat their own.
But in the world of statistics, 50 per cent is a very high representation .... as in, statistically, 50 per cent of anything is usually representative... and sadly, there is no guarantee that the other 50 per cent of people that didn't vote were all going to vote for the right person.
If you live on Earth, you have every right to comment on American politics. American policy could affect your life, theoretically. Australia, on the other hand, is none of my business. We heard about all that Rudd/Gillard/Rudd/Abbott nonsense, but none of it affected our lives.
No one claims that more people voting would mean better leaders. But it could lead to more parties, which would be a million miles better than what we have now. The reason I pointed out that only half of Americans bother to vote was to show how much they care.