After Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton last week, the question of who is to blame for a win so few saw coming has been the subject of heated debate. White women, the media, low-income, low-propensity voters and those who voted for third-party candidates have all been mooted as being the cause of Clinton’s loss.
Of course, no single group’s actions alone can account for the result. But to the above list, we must also add another segment of society who did not turn out for Clinton and whose vote, if secured, might have made a difference – those barred from voting.
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