Is voter suppression a big issue in US politics?

A record mid term turnout still had less than 50% voting and this is scarily low in a democracy. I've read about all sorts of logistical problems: hour long lines and machines but I working etc. Also, it is harder to register to vote than in other countries, with struct ID laws and life bans for ex felons. Gerrymandered Congress districts and two Senators for every state regardless of population seem ridiculous to me.

How can such an inbalanced and weird system decide so much?

Is this by accident or design?

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TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

You should thank yourselves lucky you dont have a preferential voting system..
We Aussie’s are stuck in a 2 party tag team dictatorship.
And compulsory voting is a good little earner when it’s $100 fine per non vote.. surprised no one else has adopted that legal theft

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Who is 'you?' The US and my native UK don't have preferential voting.

I also agree with compulsory voting. You can still tick none of the above on the ballot.

ViciDraco · 36-40, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout how is that different from what we do have in the US? You get Republicans or Democrats right now. And both sides are corporatist lap dogs.

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

@Burnley123 we Aussie’s..

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

@ViciDraco here it’s labor and liberal.
Liberal is supposed to be conservative but it’s going more left then labor..

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Yeah. That I know

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout The aussie liberals are not leftists. They kicked out a fiscally Conservative classic liberal because he wasn't right wing enough.