If we assume that “eligible voters” is a roughly representative sample of the country in general, well over 51 percent of the country either voted for this (directly by voting for trump, or indirectly by voting 3rd party) or didn’t care enough to even show up and vote.
Because that’s what happened. Something like 3/4 of eligible voters decided that this was an acceptable outcome.
Although if we want a more pessimistic view
If we assume that “eligible voters” is a roughly representative sample of the country in general, well over 51 percent of the country either voted for this (directly by voting for trump, or indirectly by voting 3rd party) or didn’t care enough to even show up and vote.
Because that’s what happened. Something like 3/4 of eligible voters decided that this was an acceptable outcome.