High voter turnout often makes world leaders lose elections
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When voter participation hits record highs, the resulting surge of infrequent voters often acts as a wrecking ball for those currently in power.
A sudden rush to the ballot box is rarely a vote of confidence. When turnout in Hungary reached a record 78 percent, it activated two and a half million people who typically sit on the sidelines. These infrequent voters are often reached through microtargeting algorithms on platforms like TikTok, which use over a billion data points to find and mobilize specific demographics.