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I'm pretty sure reasonable people everywhere have said that about populist candidates in general. And yet you have to ask, if they are so easy to beat why would any reasonable person either vote for them or not vote at all, even if the alternative sucks. Knowing the stakes, WHY?
Voter apathy in the Democratic Party is what will kill it. There are far more liberals than there are conservatives, but about half of liberals just don’t vote. It’s ridiculous and incomprehensible.
Agree 100%
Is it apathy or acquiescence?
It's apathy. They don't care about politics because they imagine it doesn't affect them.
I don't think that's all of it. They don't care about politics for a lot of different reasons, part of it being how angry it makes people, how frustrating it is, and how powerless they feel when they think about it. At least those are the things that make me wish I could be free and happy like them.
It's completely comprehensible. Since 2000, the impression has been that if you're not in a swing state, your vote doesn't matter. This impression, whether factual or not, has been helped along by candidates and the media. Factor in that we have two conservative parties, one that is dashing towards fascism, and the other sometimes wears a rainbow sticker while casually strolling towards fascism, and it's completely understandable why many on the left don't vote. It's not a helpful mentality, but depression rarely is helpful.