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former9thward

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26. It depends on what you define as "most".

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #11)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 06:57 PM

Sep 2020

The workforce is 165 million people. 32% have 401ks. That is 53 million people. People who work vote in far higher percentage than people that do not. You need about 65 million votes or so to win. So what is "most" in terms of voters?

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