Kavanaugh Can Join Thomas.

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You don't think the midterms are as much an expression of the will of the people as a presidential election?

Nope:


I agree that the lack of a vote on Garland was bullshit. I'm surprised Obama stood for it.

The 2014 congressional election flipped the senate to Republican, which was what made the Garland deadlock possible. If it weren't for those midterms, Merrick Garland would probably be on the court today. Are you saying congress has less of a mandate than the president just because of lower turnout?

I don't agree that lower turnout makes congressional elections less of an expression of the will of the people. Additionally, since presidential elections involve both congressional and presidential election, it doesn't follow that the people are expressing a greater will toward the election of the president. That simply doesn't follow. There is more at stake during a presidential election year. Regardless, choosing not to vote is as much of an expression of will as doing so. What matters is whether the voters that turnout to vote make up a representative sample of all those eligible to vote. Otherwise you could argue that less than 100% participation means the election is illegitimate. Do you have any evidence that the voters that turnout for midterms are not a representative sample?