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I mean, that's just as false as it is true. Voter turnout ranges from 40-60% depending on the year and election, meaning that roughly half of eligible voters don't vote for either party. And generally, active voters skew wealthier, so I'd bet the stat is even more pronounced.
I don't understand, sorry.
If half of people don't vote, then that's half of the population not voting Democrat or Republican.
I don't see how that difference is relevant.
Because pretending either of these parties have wide support of the working class is disingenuous at best. You have to drastically move the goalposts to try and retain any claim to truth.
Low voter turnout suggests that some segment of potential voters don't support the given options. If voter turnout was 20% would you still think your adjusted claim is identical to your original? "When [some subsection of the working class] chooses to vote, it votes for one of the only two real options" borders on tautology.
Not to mention the extant parties have a duopoly over electoral institutions, meaning it's illogical to assume that even the people that do vote necessarily support either party, rather than voting for whichever one they find less bad.