Why the Apathy of American Voters?

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"Instead of cursing the darkness it would be better to light a candle" Maybe it's because they don't consider it their civic duty but merely a privilege bestow on them which they can choose to exercise or not? Then there is the reason given by a large segment of the population surveyed, that no matter which political party is in office, corruption and abuse of power remains the same. Voters turnout average a little over half of the qualified voters in US presidential elections and much less during the mid term polling. Will the coming election be different? The growing unpopularity of the present sitting president and his conservative policies which critics claim only benefited the rich continue to swell the ranks of liberals and the Democratic party. This midterm election is turning out to be a referendum on the Trump's administration. Political pundits say that low voters turnout traditionally benefit the Republicans while a higher turnout works for the Democrats. So why is the president personally going on the campaign trail for Republicans up for re-elections? Running scared. You may wonder why a non-US resident is so interested in the on going political skirmish in the United States? The answer is....This is better than bingeing on the TV series "House of Cards". I'm looking forward to the continuing saga of the "House of Trump", unless Mueller decides to cancel the series.