Why Do Democrats Ignore Massive Voter Suppression?

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33. if Dems wanted to increase the voter turnout...

The US has perhaps the worst voter turnout in the modern industrial world. In off year elections about 35% of the voting age population (VAP) votes and about 50-55% in presidential years. This isn't because of GOP voter suppression but because unlike modern democracies, our electoral and political systems are antidemocratic. As a progressive I can vote forever and never get representation for my beliefs as I could in a true multiparty parliamentary system. Our system punishes some voters by throwing elections to a plurality candidate... through the so-called spoiler effect. In presidential elections someone like Bush REJECTED by the People can be installed as President. The federal government is antidemocratic by design... and it's virtually impossible to amend the Constitution. Depending on how the states vote... an amendment can be passed by states with a mere 40% of the population or stopped by states with as little as 4%. I could go on but the point is if Dems really wanted more to vote, they'd fix the system and make elections and the political process relevant to all citizens. But they don't. And because of it we'll continue to have our 35-55% VAP turnout while other nations are in the 80% range.