![]() In contrast, many Democrats opposed to Clinton, who arguably benefited from the support of superdelegates, and alleg edly, the Democratic National Committee, would likely argue that party would have produced a more popular candidate without ‘the establishment’. Many establishment Republicans, who were opposed to Trump, likely wished that party leaders retained more influence over the selection process. Remarkably, many voters even said that they felt concerned and scared about the prospect of their own candidate winning. The majority of Trump and Clinton voters felt either concerned or scared about the prospect of the other candidate winning the election. Instead, the polls suggest that Trump and Clinton are two of the least popular and least trusted candidates in history. The exit polls above certainly suggest that the primaries did not produce candidates that inspire confidence in the majority of general election voters. But critics argue that the fraction of voters motivated enough to participate in the primaries are unlikely to be representative of the broader US population, and this can produce polarising candidates lacking broad appeal. Supporters of primaries argue that it is positive that voters, rather than party leaders, are able to select nominees for this incredibly significant election. This means that only 14% of eligible voters, or 9% of the US population, actually voted for Trump and Clinton to be the two main nominees. In 2016, around half of these 60 million voters supported candidates other than Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. This leaves around 6 0 million people who actually vote in the Republ ican and Democratic primaries (around 30 million in each). A further 73 million tend to vote in the general election but not the primaries. ![]() Of the remaining 221 million people, 88 million do not tend to vote, even in general elections. The New York Times pointed out in August that the US is home to 324 million people, of which 103 million are children, noncitizens, or felons who all lack the right to vote. ![]()
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