Again, the article does not support your assertion. It seems you have been led on by the suggestion presented in the article. If you consider the statistics the author presented without that suggestion, you'll realize they're fairly unrelated data points that add up to... several interesting, but unrelated data points.
Furthermore, it's a nation wide data set, right? So how does that break down along state lines? For example, did enough people stay home in Michigan to affect the outcome of Michigan? We don't know based on the data presented in the article.
Now, would you like to discuss my critical thinking skills? If you have more data I'd be happy to consider it.
What government hasn't committed an atrocity?